Ahmad Zaatari v City of Austin, 03-17-00812-CV (Tex. App. — Austin, Nov. 27, 2019). This is a dispute regarding the City of Austin’s regulation on short-term rental properties. The Austin Court of Appeals reversed-in-part and affirmed-in-part the City’s plea to the
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No waiver of immunity for city contract to install sewer lines on property says 4th Court of Appeals
Twanda Brown v. City of Ingram, 04-19–00508-CV (Tex. App. — San Antonio, Nov. 20, 2019). In this suit, the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction related to counterclaims regarding utility services. The City of Ingram (“the City”) sued
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Elizabeth C. Perez v. Sylvester Turner, et al., 01-16-00985-CV (Tex. App. – Hous. [1st Dist], Oct. 15, 2019) This is a long standing/multi-opinion dispute challenging the City of Houston’s drainage fee ordinance. Prior summaries found here and here. In this substituted opinion
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Billy Fratus v. The City of Beaumont, 09-18-00294-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, Oct. 10, 2019). This is an employment discrimination/retaliation/firefighter case where the Beaumont Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Fratus was a firefighter who
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Michael Scott Nix v. City of Beaumont, 09-18-00407-CV (Tex. App. -Beaumont – Oct. 3, 2019)\ This is an interlocutory appeal in a firefighter suspension case where the Beaumont Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction.
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Ruth Torres v. Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport et. al, 05-18-00675-CV (Tex. App. — Dallas, August, 29, 2019). This is a breach of contract case where the Dallas Court of Appeals held the trial court was without jurisdiction to hear the claims. Torres
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San Jacinto River Authority v. Ken Paxton, 03-18-00 547-CV (Austin, Aug. 22. 2019) This is the Public Information Act (PIA) case where the Austin Court of Appeals held an entity must file suit to appeal an AG opinion within the jurisdictional time
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The Town of Flower Mound, Texas, et al. v. EagleRidge Operating, LLC, 02-18-00392-CV, (Fort Worth, Aug. 22, 2019) This is an interlocutor appeal in a temporary injunction case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals held the zoning restriction on oil/gas equipment
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Wise County, et al v. Katherine Mastropiero, 02-18-00378-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, August 9, 2019) In this case, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals held that the district court had jurisdiction to hear a property owner’s claims the County must maintain
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Jon E. Jacks v. The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Bryan 07-18-00174-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, July 9, 2019) This is a board of adjustment appeal/vested rights case where the Seventh Court of Appeals upheld the Zoning Board of
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