Hyde v Harrison County, 14-18-00628-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], July 30, 2020) Harrison County (the “County”) owns and operates underground storage tanks at its road and bridge department and at its airport. A Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the “Commission”)
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Wilson v. Houston Community College System, 19-20237 (U.S. 5th Cir. April 7, 2020) This is a First Amendment/§1983 case where a former member of the board of trustees claimed the College censured him in violation of his First Amendment Rights. The
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Carruth, et al v Henderson, 05-19-01195-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, July 22, 2020). This is a mandamus action (and second interlocutory opinion) where the Dallas Court of Appeals issued a mandamus against the City Secretary of the City of Plano regarding a
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Kehoe v Kendall County, 04-19-00825-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 15, 2020). This is a declaratory judgment case involving a private property easement where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed the City’s plea to the jurisdiction and awarded sanctions against
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Genuine Parts Company v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00441-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 10, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Austin Court of Appeals denied a third-party’s claim to keep its information held by the City of
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Del Mar College District v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00094-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 1, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed an order requiring the release of certain information possessed by the
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River City Partners, Ltd. V City of Austin, 03-19-00253-CV (Tex. App. — Austin, June 4, 2020). This is a vested rights/Chapter 245 challenge suit where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. In 1986,
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Tejas Motel, LLC v City of Mesquite, by and through its Board of Adjustment, 05-19-00667-CV (Tex. Civ. App. – Dallas, June 4, 2020). This is an appeal from a Board of Adjustment decision regarding non-conforming status in which the Dallas Court of
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Korr, LLC. v. County of Gaines, No. 11-18-00130-CV (Tex.App.– Eastland May 29, 2020) (mem. op.). [Special guest summary author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs, Texas] The case involves a claim under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (UDJA) for an interpretation
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In re State of Texas, 20-0394 (Tex. May 27, 2020) This is a mail-in ballot case. The great folks at the Texas Municipal League already summarized this case, and I try not to duplicate any summaries they beat me to. Their summary
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