Texas West End, Inc v. City of Dallas and Texas Historical Commission, 05-11-00582-CV, (Tex. App. – April 15, 2013) This is a historic building demolition case. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway freight station was a building for which the TCI West
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Waste Management of Texas, Inc. v Greg Abbott, 11-11-00112-CV (Tex. Civ. App. – Eastland, April 11, 2012). This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case against the Texas Attorney General (“AG”). Essentially, a PIA request was made for Waste Management’s (“WM”) “waste
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CITY OF EDINBURG v. A.P.I. PIPE AND SUPPLY, No. 10-1020 (Tex. April 5, 2013) In an inverse-condemnation dispute, two judgments (one in 2003 and one in 2004) conflict as to the extent of the state’s easement. In
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THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK v. RODRIGUEZ; No. 10-0666, (Tex. April 5, 2013) In a 6-3 decision, the Court holds that unionized Texas public-sector workers do not have the right to have union representation during an internal investigation interview. In 2008 the
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Gutierrez v B&B Landfill, NO. 10-12-00219-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. – Waco, April 4, 2013). This is an employment discrimination lawsuit where the Tenth District Court of Appeals held the Plaintiff failed to timely file his petition after receiving his right-to-sue letter. The
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Wight Realty Interests v City of Friendswood, NO. 01-11-01075-CV (Tex. Civ. App. – Houston [1st Dist], April 4, 2013) This is a breach of contract claim where the court of appeals determined the City waived its immunity. The City and Wight entered
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City of Dallas v EZ Pawn, No. 05-12-01269-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. – Dallas April 2, 2013). The Fifth District Court of Appeals held the City of Dallas retains sovereign immunity under the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act when a plaintiff is merely
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Bartonville Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustment v Bartonville Water Supply District, No. 04-12-00483-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. – San Antonio, March 27, 2013) The Bartonville Water Supply District attempted to erect a new water tower within the Town of Bartonville and argued
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El Dorado Land Co. v City of McKinney, NO. 11-0834, (Tex. March 29, 2013) This case has gone up to the Texas Supreme Court before on interlocutory appeal, back down, and now returns. This is an inverse condemnation lawsuit where the issue
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City of McAllen v Casso, no. 13-11-00749-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. – Corpus Christy, March 28, 2013) This case has good and bad holdings for cities. Casso was a municipal judge who suffered from Lupos. Prior to her resignation due to her health,
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