ROLANDO BENAVIDEZ v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – PAN AMERICAN, 13-13-00006-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, October 30, 2014). This is an appeal from the trial court granting a plea to the jurisdiction for UPTA in a Texas Tort Claims Act case
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Tabitha Henry, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Kylie Lampson and as Next of Friend of A.H., Z.H. and H.H. v. The City of Angleton 01-13-00976-CV (Tex. App.- Houston, [1st District] October 28, 2014) This is an appeal from the
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Different opinions have come out of the various courts of appeal dealing with whether the proprietary/governmental dichotomy exists in contracts after the legislature enacted the waiver provision under Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code. For those of you who are
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Angela Jo Carter v. Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, 13-13-00596-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, October 16, 2014). This is a Whistleblower Act case where the 13th Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction for the Texas
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The City of Sugar Land v. Leon Kaplan, 14-14-00292-CV (Tex. App. Houston [14th], October 16, 2014). This is an age/disability discrimination case where the 14th District held the Plaintiff was required to assert his claim in an administrative complaint filed within 180
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Killingsworth, Jerry v. The Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, 05-12-00524-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, October 14, 2014). This is a breach of contract, §1981 (race) and §1983 (due process) case in an employment dispute in which case the Dallas Court
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Richard Zambrana v. City of Amarillo, 07-13-00058-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, October 8, 2014) This is a civil service case regarding a firefighter where the Amarillo Court of Appeals reversed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction and sent the case
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The City of El Paso v. John Fox, 08-12-00264-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, October 8, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in which the El Paso Court of Appeals reversed the denial
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Patrice Barnes v. The Texas A&M University System and Praire View A&M University, 14-13-00646-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], September 30, 2014). This is an employment discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation case where the Houston Court of Appeals reversed in part
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Cynthia A. Smith v. City of Austin, 03-12-00295-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, September 30, 2014) This is an employment dispute case under the ADA and Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) in which the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the trial
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