Texas Supreme Court holds Texas Constitutional Religious Services Clause is absolute when applied, but only applies to services and not the free exercise of religion

GARY PEREZ AND MATILDE TORRES v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, Cause No. 24-0714 (Tex. June 13, 2025). This is a statutory construction/religious freedom case (TxRFRA case on certified question) where the Texas Supreme Court held the 2021 constitutional amendment prohibiting government from
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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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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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