Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Fort Worth Court of Appeals held trial court was within its discretion to allow Plaintiff time to replead and produce evidence in response to jurisdictional plea

City of Bedford v. Leah Smith 02-16-00436-CV (Tex. App—– Fort Worth, October 12, 2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving a pedestrian falling into a manhole where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed
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Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, Ultra Vires

Texarkana Court of Appeals holds the vote and decision not to vote on District business cannot be an ultra vires claim

Kilgore Independent School District, et al. v. Darlene Axberg, John Claude Axberg, Sheila Anderson, and the State of Texas 06-17-00060-CV (Tex.App— Texarkana, October 12, 2017) This is an appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction where property owners brought
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Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Dallas Court of Appeals holds simply because building was having roof repairs does not equate to actual knowledge of dangerous condition due to water at specific location of convention center

City of Dallas v. Leslie Papierski 05-17-00157-CV (Tex. App— Dallas, October 2,2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case and interlocutory appeal from the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed and rendered
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Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, Ultra Vires

District immune from suit challenging the validity of district actions, but Plaintiff entitled to replead as ultra vires claim

 Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (Cross-Appellee) v. Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District (Cross-Appellant) 04-16-00536-CV (Tex.App— San Antonio, September 13, 2017) This is a declaratory judgment case between two local governmental entities. The San Antonio Court of
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