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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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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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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In re Hidden Development Partners, LP, 01-22-00152-CV (Tex. App. — Houston [1st Dist.] June 8, 2023) While not primarily a government entity case, this holding can be used by entities involved in litigation. This is an original mandamus proceeding where the First
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CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS v. IRENE QUINLAN, 22-0202 (Tex. June 2, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) case where the Texas Supreme Court held the City held immunity for a premise defect because the leaseholder to the property was
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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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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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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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Fraley v Texas A&M University System, No. 21-0784, (Tex. March 24, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Texas Supreme Court the held the alleged failure to install warning signs and the overall design of the intersection are
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Wesley Rattray, et. al, v. City of Brownsville, 20-0975 (Tex. March 10, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case regarding property damage arising from the operation or use of motor driven equipment. The Texas Supreme Court reversed the granting
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