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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City of League City v. Jimmy Changas, Inc., 21-0307, ___ S.W.3d ___, 2023 WL ___, (Tex. June 9, 2023) This case involves the governmental/proprietary dichotomy in a breach-of-contract context. The Texas Supreme Court held the Chapter 380 agreement at issue was
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City of San Antonio v DHL Express, Inc., 04-22-00603-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, Jan. 25, 2023) This is a contractual immunity case in relation to a lease at the San Antonio Airport. The Fourth Court of Appeals held entering into the
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City of Laredo and City of Laredo Municipal Civil Service Commission v. Tony H. Moreno, 04-21-00413-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, Aug. 24, 2022) This is a civil service appeal where the Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s
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Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs New Braunfels I.S.D. v. FieldTurf USA Inc., No. 07-20-00308-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Nov. 12, 2021) (mem. op.). In this appeal from a trial court’s judgment in favor of the school district on its
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City of Dallas v. Oxley Leasing North Loop, LLC, 05-21-00241-CV, (Tex. App – Dallas, Nov. 12, 2021) This is a breach of a lease agreement case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction,
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Town Park Center, LLC v. City of Sealy, Texas, Janice Whitehead, Mayor, Lloyd Merrell, City Manager and Warren Escovy, Assistant City Manager, 01-19-00768-CV, (Tex. App – Hou [1st], Oct. 28, 2021) In this contract dispute, the First Court of Appeals in Houston
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City of Del Rio v. Henry Arredondo, 04-20-00409-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, August 4, 2021) This is a breach of contract suit where the Fourth Court of Appeals held that because the City’s plea only challenged non-jurisdictional facts, the plea
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Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Heath v. Robert Williamson d/b/a PCNETSYS, No. 05-20-00685-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas, May 3, 2021) (mem. op.). In this interlocutory appeal from a trial court’s holding denying a city’s plea to the
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The City Carrollton, Texas v. Weir Brothers Contracting, LLC, 05-20-00714-CV (Tex App. – Dallas, March 22, 2021) This is a contractual immunity case where the Dallas Court of Appeals held the City’s lease of certain land was a proprietary function, therefore immunity
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