National Media Corporation and Anchor Equities, Ltd. v. City of Austin, 03-12-00188-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 27, 2014). This is a board of adjustment case involving a sign permit. The Austin Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the City’s summary
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Richard Bianchi v. The State Of Texas, 13-14-00303-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, August 21, 2014) This is a quo warranto case where the central issue is the interaction between the “resign to run” rule under the Texas Constitution and the constitutional
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City of San Antonio v. Alamo Aircraft Supply, Inc. et al, 04-14-00057-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 13, 2014. At its core, this is a contract dispute involving sovereign immunity where a party sued for breach alleging the ability to enforce
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Appaloosa Development, LP and Lubbock Water Rampage v. City of Lubbock, Texas, 07-13-00290-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, August 11, 2014). This is an inverse condemnation case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed a take nothing judgment against the Plaintiffs. Appaloosa is
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Duarte v. City of Lewisville, Texas No. 13-40806 (5th Circuit, July 22, 2014). This is a constitutional deprivation challenge brought by a registered sex offender and his wife and children challenging a City of Lewisville ordinance prohibiting them from living in an
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Kitchen v. Dallas County, Texas, et al, No. 13-10545 (5th Cir. July 17, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a summary judgment dismissing several detention officers and County after the
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Texas Music Library and Research Center v. Texas Department of Transportation and Phil Wilson, Executive Director, Cause No. 13-13-00600-CV (Tex. App.- Corpus Christi, July 31, 2014) This is mainly an agency dispute over the providing of grants. However, the important piece for
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Delores Escobar, Individually, as Representative of the Estate of Luis Manuel Escobar, and as Next Friend of Luis Alberto Escobar, a Minor v. Harris County, Texas and Eric Goodney, Cause No. 01-12-00391-CV (Tex. App.- Houston [1st District] July 31, 2014) This is
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Frank and Shelley Thornton v. Northeast Harris County MUD 1, 14-13-00890-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th dist.], July 24, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a condemnation case where the property owner filed counter-claims. The Houston Court of Appeals for 14th
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Hernandez v. United States No. 11-50792 c/w Nos. 12-50217 & 12-50301(5th Cir. June 30, 2014). This is a Fourth and Fifth Amendment U.S. Constitutional case where the 5th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the United States and supervisors but reversed as to
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