Houston Professional Towing Assn. v. City of Houston No. 15-20117 (5th Cir. February 3, 2016). Houston Professional Towing Association (“HPTA”) brings its third lawsuit challenging SafeClear, the freeway towing program run by the City of Houston. In 2004, the city contracted with
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Town of DISH, et al v. Enbridge Gathering (North Texas) L.P., et al., 07-13-00391-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, June 1, 2015) This is a consolidation of three separate cases with multiple parties and multiple defendants with certain procedural complexities. For the
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The Town of Annetta South, Texas, et al v. Seadrift Development, L.P., 02-12-00171-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, September 25, 2014) This is an ordinance challenge case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of partial summary judgment for
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Lone Star College System and Richard Carpenter v. Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT), 14-12-00819-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], November 26, 2013). This is a preemption case with jurisdictional underpinnings which appeared before the court interlocutory after the denial of
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City of San Antonio v. Greater San Antonio Builders Association and Indian Springs LTD, 04-13-00013-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, November 20, 2013). This is a vested rights case under Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code. The City of
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Rodriguez, et al. v. Beaumont Independent School District, et al., No. 09-13-00434-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, October 17, 2013) In this case the Beaumont Court of Appeals was asked to see how the recent U.S. Supreme Court declaration that portions of the
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City of Houston v. BCCA Appeal Group, Inc., No. 01-11-00332-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 29, 2013) The Houston Court of Appeals was asked to determine the constitutionality of ordinances regulating air pollution (preemption). The ordinances were challenged by
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Villas at Parkside Partners v. City of Farmers Branch, Texas No. 10-10751 (5th Cir. July 22, 2013) This is a consolidated appeal heard en banc with the central issue being whether municipal ordinances restricting rental housing based on immigration status is
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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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