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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Karen Hall v. City of Bryan, Texas, 10-12-00248-CV (Tex. App. – Waco, July 24, 2014). This is an annexation dispute and the third time Hall sued for disannexation. The 10th Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial
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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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MARK BERNHARD v. CITY OF ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS 13-13-00354-CV (Tex. App. — Corpus Christi, July 17, 2014). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act/Recreational Use Statute case in which the 13th Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the City’s plea to
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Jay Anthony v. The Board of Adjustment of the City of Stephenville, Texas; Cause No. 11-12-00159-CV (Tex. App. Eastland, July 10, 2014). This is a Board of Adjustment appeal from the denial of a permit to operate a convenience store. Anthony wanted
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Wasson Interests, Ltd. v. City of Jacksonville, Texas; Cause No. 12-13-00262-CV (Tex. App. –Tyler, July 9, 2014) In this case the Tyler court of appeals joins the Fourth Court of Appeals in a split in the courts regarding whether the proprietary-governmental dichotomy
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al. v Denbury Onshore, LLC, et al. 03-11-00891-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 3, 2014) This is a suit involving the granting of a permit by the TCEQ for wastewater disposal. There is a lot of
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Paula Collins v. City of Houston, Texas, 14-13-00533-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], July 3, 2014) In this case the 14th Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction in an emergency vehicle Tort Claims Act
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BOERJAN, et al v. J. JESUS RODRIGUEZ et al., 12-0838 (Tex. June 27, 2014) This Texas Supreme Court case does not involve a local governmental entity, but does involved premise defect and vehicle pursuit claims and a holding which could affect governmental
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Arnold Ochoa v. The City of Palmview, 13-14-00021-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, January 19, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in an employment context. Ochoa was an assistant police chief with the
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