Phillips v. City of Dallas, No. 14-10379 (5th Circ. March 27, 2015). This is a First Amendment employment case where a City employee was terminated after he sought public office for a county position. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth
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City of Justin, Texas v. Rimrock Enterprises, Inc., 02-13-00461-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, April 2, 2015) This is an inverse-condemnation suit where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part an award for the property owner.
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Texas Department of Public Safety v. Joseph Trent Jones, 01-13-00953-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] April 2, 2015) This is an eminent-domain case which goes into detail about the proper way to evaluate property value based on project-enhancement, highest and best
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Austin Independent School District v. Andrew Lofters, 03-14-00071-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 1, 2015) In this race discrimination/retaliation case the Third Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the a plea to the jurisdiction for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Lofters,
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Because developer did not ascertain reason for City’s plat denial, no justiciable controversy exists
The Village of Tiki Island v. Premier Tierra Holdings, Inc., 14-14-00629-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], March 24, 2015) The Plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment action to determine vested development rights under Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code. This
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, 13-0338 (Tex. March 20, 2015) This is a recreational use statute case where the question is whether the statute’s recreational-activity list reasonably includes a spectator at a competitive-sports event. See TEX.CIV.
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Western Oilfields Supply Company D/B/A Rain for Rent v. City of Anahuac, 01-14-00468-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] March 10, 2015). This is a breach of contract case where the Houston Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the Plaintiff’s claims
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Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. Texas Attorney General, et al, 03-14-00393-CV (Tex. App. Austin, February 26, 2015) The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (“Authority”) filed a suit against numerous entities asserting the San Antonio Water System (“SAWS”) improperly filed an application with the Texas Commission
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Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas v. City of Liberty, Texas, 13-13-00614-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi February 26, 2015) This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) lawsuit regarding phone records belonging to a city police officer. City of Liberty received a
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Charles N. Draper v. Greg Guernsey, in his Capacity as Director of Planning and Development Watershed Protection Review Department; and City of Austin, 03-14-00265-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, February 25, 2015). This is a land-use dispute but the opinion focuses on the
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