The City of Austin d/b/a Austin Energy v. MET Center, 03-11-00662-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, February 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a breach of contract dispute involving an electric utility.
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Republic Power Partners, L.P. v. City of Lubbock, 07-12-00438-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, February 5, 2014) This is an accelerated appeal where Republic Power Partners (“RPP”) appeals the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. The Amarillo circuit joins on
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City of Corpus Christy v Ferguson, 13-12-00679-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christy, February 6, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a premise liability case under the Texas Recreational Use statute. Ferguson traveled
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City of Houston et al. v. Little Nell Apartments, 14-12-01157-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], January 23, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a City of Houston director’s actions which
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City of Seguin, Texas v. Lower Colorado River Authority, 03-13-00165-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, January 15, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving whether immunity protects the City of Seguin from a breach
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Fort Worth Independent School District v. Joseph Palazzolo, 02-13-00006-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 9, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Whistleblower case where the Fort Worth reversed the denial of a summary judgment challenging jurisdiction. Palazzolo was
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Dallas County v. Logan, Roy, 05-11-00480-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, January 9, 2014). This is a Whistleblower case on remand from the Texas Supreme Court. The Supreme Court summary is located here. The Supreme Court resolved a split in the circuits and
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Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of Boerne, Texas, 04-13-00108-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 8, 2014). This is a declaratory judgment action where the Lower Colorado River Authority (“LCRA”) brought a suit to enforce a 25 year term contract
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City of Leon Valley Economic Development Corporation v. Larry Little, 04-12-00142-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, December 30, 2013). This opinion withdrew a prior opinion of June 19, 2013 (summary found here) and substituted this opinion. In the original opinion, the Fourth
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. AGUIRRE PROPERTIES, INC., 13-13-00314-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christy, December 19, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a negligence, takings, and nuisance case involving three instances
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