Tarrant County, Texas v. Jeffrey D. Lerner, 02-19-00330-CV, (Tex. App – Fort Worth, Jan. 9, 2020) This is a declaratory judgment/immunity case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals held the County retained immunity for declaratory claims alleging violations of the competitive
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City of Houston and Keith W. Wade v. Hope for Families, Inc, 01-18-00795-CV, (Tex. App – Houston [1st Dist.], Jan. 9, 2020) This is a governmental immunity case where the First Court of Appeals held the contracting non-profit did not establish a
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City of El Paso, Texas v. Albert Lopez and Lexby Lopez, 08-19-00056-CV, (Tex. App – El Paso, Dec. 12, 2019) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the El Paso Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the
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City of Helotes v. Jean Marie Page, 04-19-00437-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, Dec. 18, 2019) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction in which San Antonio Court of Appeals held the Plaintiff’s injuries
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Town of Shady Shores v Swanson, 18-0413 (Tex. Dec. 13, 2019) This is an employment case, but the focus on the opinion is a procedural one. Importantly, the Texas Supreme Court held 1) a no-evidence motion for summary judgment was proper to
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Ahmad Zaatari v City of Austin, 03-17-00812-CV (Tex. App. — Austin, Nov. 27, 2019). This is a dispute regarding the City of Austin’s regulation on short-term rental properties. The Austin Court of Appeals reversed-in-part and affirmed-in-part the City’s plea to the
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No waiver of immunity for city contract to install sewer lines on property says 4th Court of Appeals
Twanda Brown v. City of Ingram, 04-19–00508-CV (Tex. App. — San Antonio, Nov. 20, 2019). In this suit, the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction related to counterclaims regarding utility services. The City of Ingram (“the City”) sued
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Stephen Sakonchick II v. Travis County, 03-19-00323-CV (Tex. App. – Austin Oct. 30, 2019). This is a constitutional challenge to a construction permit where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the County’s plea to the jurisdiction. Sakonchick owned a
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Tarrant County, Texas v. Tony Lee Green, 02-19-00159-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, Oct. 24, 2019) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the County’s plea to the jurisdiction
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University of Texas Austin v April Garner, 18-0740 (Tex. Oct 18, 2019. This is a Recreational Use Statute case where the Texas Supreme Court reversed the denial of the University’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the claims. The University of Texas
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