Thornton v. City of Plano, Texas, 05-14-01120-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, November 2, 2015). This is a gender discrimination/retaliation case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the order granting the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Thorton was a Plano police officer
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City of Killeen v. Barbara Gonzales, 03-14-00384-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, November 3, 2015) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction based on a lack of
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Nikki Sides individually and on behalf of the estate of Thomas Middleton v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 01-15-00004-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] November 3, 2015). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”)–inmate suicide case in which the First
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Rebecca Terrell and Chandrashekhar Thanedar v. Pampa Independent School District, 07-14-00014-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, October 29, 2015). This is a Texas Open Meetings Act (“TOMA”) case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals held the judgement for the school district at the
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1707 New York Ave., LLC v. City of Arlington, 02-14-00259-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, October 22, 2015). This is a structural standards/constitutional takings case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction.
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Alamo Heights ISD v. Catherine Clark, 04-14-00746-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, October 21, 2015) This is a discrimination/retaliation employment suit in which the Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the Alamo Heights ISD (“AHISD”) plea to the jurisdiction. Clark
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Glen Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, et al, 01-14-00888-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] October 20, 2015) This is an appeal from a Board of Adjustment (“BOA”) order granting a variance in which the
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Texas Municipal League Joint Self-Insurance Fund, and the The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v Housing Authority of the City of Alice, 04-15-00069-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio, October 14, 2015). The Housing Authority is a member of a joint self-insurance pool
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City of Rosenberg v. The State of Texas, 14-15-00745-CV (Tex. App.—Houston, [14th Dist], October 13, 2015) The City of Rosenberg owns property the State is seeking to obtain for purposes of highway improvement over which it initiated condemnation proceedings against the City.
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Texas Transportation Commission and Ted Houghton, in his official capacity as chair the. Texas Transportation Commission v. City of Jersey Village, 14-14-00823-CV (Tex. App. – Houston, [14th Dist], October 15, 2015) Texas Department of Transportation is widening U.S. Highway 290 to include
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