Biesenbach v. The City of San Antonio, 04-11-00900-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 17, 2013) This is a civil service hearing examiner appeal with an odd procedural history. Biesenbach was a firefighter who received a notice of indefinite suspension from the
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Miller et. al v Jefferson County, NO. 03-11-00521-CV, (Tex. App. – Austin, July 11, 2013). Miller et. al v Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6, et al, NO. 03-11-00817-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 11, 2013). In these two related appeals, the
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Houston Independent School District v. Rose, 01-13-00018-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] July 2, 2013). This is a failure to exhaust administrative remedies case which deprives the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction. The court’s analysis is important to consider when
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Baldridge v. Spring Branch Independent School District, No. 01-10-00852-CV (Tex. App. –Houston [1st Dist.] June 27, 2013) This is a police officer termination case under Chapter 614 of the Texas Government Code which essentially states that disciplinary action cannot be taken against
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Association of Taxicab Operators USA v. City of Dallas, No. 12-10470 (5th Cir. June 13, 2013) The Fifth Circuit rules that a Dallas city ordinance offering taxicabs certified to run on compressed natural gas (“CNG”) a “head-of-the-line” privilege at a municipally-owned airport,
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City of Rice, Texas v. Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, No. 03-10-00407-CV (Tex. App – Austin June 21, 2013). This is an F-5 police officer termination case. Officer McMahan was terminated from the City’s PD and the F-5
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North Central Texas Council of Governments v. MRSW Management, LLC, No. 03-12-00692-CV (Tex. App. Austin June 20, 2013). This is a contractual immunity case in which the Austin Court of Appeals held that a local council of governments is immune when performing
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Comunidad Balboa, LLC v. The City of Nassau Bay, et al. 14-12-00619-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] June 13, 2013). This is an appeal from a non-profit developer whose claims were dismissed in the City of Nassau Bay’s plea to the
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Spicewood Springs Road Tunnel Coalition, et al v City of Austin, et al., No. 03-11-00260-CV (Tex. App. – Austin June 6, 2013). This is more of a litigator case turning on the standing of several associations to challenge the City of
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City of Canton v ZANBAKA, USA, LLC d/b/a DUKE’S TRAVEL PLAZA, NO. 12-12-00006-CV (Tex. App. Tyler May 31, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity from a contract. ZANBAKA, USA,
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