Triple BB, LLC v. The Village of Briarcliff, Texas, 03-17-00149-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, Aug. 15, 2018). This is an appeal from the granting of the Village of Briarcliff’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case involving a billboard. The Austin Court
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Shillinglaw v. Baylor Univ., 05-17-00498-CV, 2018 WL 3062451, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas June 21, 2018, no pet. h.) (mem. op). This is a Texas Citizens’ Participation Act ( “TCPA) case where the individual governmental officials were awarded fees and costs after the
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Jefferson County, Texas v. Cherisse Jackson, 09-17-00197-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, July 26, 2018). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an employment suit where the Beaumont Court of Appeals reversed and dismissed the
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Laredo Jet Center, LLC v. City of Laredo, 04-17-00316-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 25, 2018) This is an FBO lease dispute where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part a summary judgment motion issued in favor of
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Wasson Interests, Ltd. vs. City of Jacksonville,17-0198, — S.W.3d. — (Tex. June 1, 2018) In 2016 the Texas Supreme Court held the proprietary/governmental dichotomy applies in a breach of contact case. Summary found here. In this companion case, the Court held
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Jefferson County, Texas v. Jefferson county constables association, 16-0498, — S.W. 3d. – (April 13, 2018) The Texas Supreme Court ends a split in the circuits and holds constables are “police officers” who work for a “police department” for purposes of
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City of Amarillo, Texas, et al. v. Nathan Sloan Nurek and Michael Brandon Stennett, 07-17-00120-CV (Tex. App. Amarillo — March 21, 2018) This is a civil service lawsuit where the Amarillo Court of Appeals reversed-in-part the denial of the City’s plea to
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City of Richardson v Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC, 15-1008 (Tex. February 2, 2018) This case involves a dispute between a city and a utility over who must pay relocation costs to accommodate changes to public rights-of-way. The City of Richardson (“City”)
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Rodney D. Bailey v. Dallas County, et al., 05-16-00789-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, December 21, 2017) This is a county civil service case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the County Defendants’ plea to the jurisdiction filed in a
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The City of Beaumont, Texas v. Interflow Factors Corporation 09-17-00284-CV Tex. App — Beaumont, Texas December 21, 2017) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a contract dispute claim. The Beaumont Court of Appeals affirmed
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