Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

14th Court of Appeals holds Plaintiff in vehicle accident failed to estbalish City recieved a proper notice of claim or actual knowledge of the claim within deadline so case was dismissed

  Brian F. Wilson v. City of Houston, 14-22-00666-CV (Tex.App. — Hous [14th Dist.], Oct. 10, 2023)  This is a Texas Tort Claims Act/Emergency Responder case where the Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s dispositive motions.    Wilson
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Declaratory Judgments, Employment Law, Injunction, Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, Ultra Vires

Waco Court of Appeals holds fact question exists on who could terminate a police officer

Gregory Maliere v City of Buffalo, Texas, et al, No. 10-22-00391-CV (Tex. App. — Waco, September 28, 2023)  This is essentially an employment dispute where the City terminated a police officer. The officer sued for ultra-vires actions asserting only the chief of
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Civil Service/Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Employment Law, Litigation

Beaumont Court of Appeals holds civil service employee’s suit deadline was not extended by Supreme Court’s emergency orders

Michael Scott Nix v. City of Beaumont, Texas, 09-22-00042-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, July 27, 2023) In this civil service lawsuit, the Beaumont court of appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Plaintiff Nix, a City of Beaumont
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Employment Law, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, Whistleblower

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals holds trial court granting of plea to the jurisiction did not address amended pleadings

Trisa Crutcher (Trisa St. Clair) v City of Forth Worth, No. 05-22-00650-CV (Tex. App-Dallas, May 15,2023) In this case the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the city’s plea to the jurisdiction under the Plaintiff’s Whistleblower cause of action. Trisa
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Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Eminent Domain, Litigation, Separation of Powers, Sovereign Immunity

Texas Supreme Court holds one public entity is not immune from condemnation suit filed by another

HIDALGO COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3 v. HIDALGO COUNTY IRRIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1; 21-0507 (Tex. May 19, 2023) In this immunity case, the Texas Supreme Court held that governmental/sovereign immunity does not prohibit one political subdivision from utilizing eminent-domain proceedings against
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Civil Service/Collective Bargaining, Employment Law, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity

San Antonio Court of Appeals holds civil service protection does not allow applicants to appeal to district court who do not already fall under control of a specific commission

The City of San Antonio Fire Fighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission; City of San Antonio v. Gabriel Saenz, 04-22-00347-CV (Tex.App. – San Antonio, April 27, 2023) This is a civil service/employment dispute where the San Antonio Court of Appeals determined
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