Tax abatement agreement does not waive immunity under Chapter 271 of Local Government Code, but filing counterclaim did says Beaumont Court of Appeals

The City of Conroe, et al v. TPProperty LLC 09-13-00509-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, June 25, 2015). This is a breach of contract case involving a type of HOT agreement and tax abatement in which the Beaumont Court of Appeals modified the
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Bridge reconstruction which prevented property owner from turning is trailer into property was not a material or substantial impairment to access says First Court of Appeals

Darrell Church v. City of Alvin, Texas 01-13-00865-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] June 25, 2015) In this inverse condemnation involving decrease access to a driveway entrance the Houston First District Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea
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Fourth Court holds automatic stay in interlocutory appeal is not affected by removal time to federal court; discovery order was an abuse of discretion.

In re University of the Incarnate Word 04-15-00242-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 24, 2015) This is a mandamus case regarding discovery and will be in interest primarily for litigators. However, it addresses the interlocutory appeal and automatic stay provisions and
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U.S. Supreme Court holds pretrial detainees suit under Due Process clause is analyzed under objective reasonableness standard only

Kingsley v. Hendrickson 14-6368 (U.S. June 22, 2015) This is an excessive force case where the U.S. Supreme Court held the subjective awareness of individual officers was not relevant but the jury could have been confused by the instruction. [Comment: the officers
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City ordinance requiring hotels to provide certain data to law enforcement equates to unconstitutional search and is facially invalid says U.S. Supreme Court

Los Angeles v. Patel 13-1175 (U.S. June 22, 2015) In this case the U.S. Supreme Court analyzed the standards for making facial challenges to particular city ordinances. After analyzing the specific ordinance, the Court held the City’s ordinance unconstitutional. The City of
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