Fact question on whether trooper slowed before intersection precluded plea to the jurisdiction says El Paso Court of Appeals

Texas Department of Public Safety v. Merardo Bonilla, 08-13-00117-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, May 30, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in vehicle accident case under the Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”).
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City not liable for takings, but may be for proprietary acts causing electrical line fire says Austin Court of Appeals

The City of Austin d/b/a Austin Energy v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, et al  03-13-00551-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, May 16, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in an inverse-condemnation and TTCA case where the trial court denied the City’s Rule 91a motion
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