Esters v. Texas Department of Transportation, et al, No. 14-11-00977-CV (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] July 30, 2013.) This is an employment discrimination case where the central issue turns on the 300 day statutory deadline for filing a claim. Plaintiff Esters,
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Cokins, et al v City of Lakeway, No. 03-12-00083-CV (Tex. App. Austin, July 25, 2013). This is an annexation dispute where the trial court granted the City of Lakeway’s plea to the jurisdiction and the various property owners appealed. The City annexed
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Board of Adjustment for the City of San Antonio, et al v. Kennedy, et al., 04-12-00757-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio July 3, 2013). This is an appeal from a Board of Adjustment decision where the Court of Appeals did a detailed
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Leon Valley Economic Development Corp. v Little, No. 04-12-00142-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 19, 2013) In this case the Fourth Court of Appeals held that a Type B economic development corporation is not a governmental entity entitled to sovereign/governmental immunity
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Wyatt v. Fletcher No. 11-41359 (5th Cir. May 31, 2013). This is essentially a privacy claim for information known to the entity and released to the parent. For cities which have programs, community centers, and other situations where information about minors is
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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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Latrenia E. Pleasant v. Nacogdoches Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches, Texas, No. 06-13-00008-CV (Tex. App. Texarkana June 6, 2013). When the Nacogdoches Housing Authority (“NHA”) terminated Pleasant’s renter assistance funding she sued alleging race and disability discrimination, negligence, and
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State of Texas v Momin Properties, No. 01-12-00854-CV, (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dis.] June 6, 2012) This is an inverse condemnation case brought up via interlocutory appeal from a denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. The State built an overpass on
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Cox, et al v. Sasol North America, Inc. No. 12-31123, slip op (5th Cir. May 24, 2013) While this is not a municipal case, the holding can have a significant impact on municipal litigators. Essentially the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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Skeen v. City of Richardson, No. 05-13-00064-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, May 31, 2013). This case is of interest to municipal prosecutors in particular. Skeen was found guilty of an automated traffic signal violation in municipal court and challenged the constitutionality of
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