Travis County, Texas; and Sheriff Greg Hamilton, in his Official Capacity v. Rick Rogers, 03-14-00186-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 29, 2015) This is an appeal from the denial of the County and Sheriff’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case alleging
Read More
City of San Antonio v. Casey Industrial, Inc. 04-14-00429-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 1, 2015) This is an immunity in contract case where the Fourth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a jurisdictional challenge to a breach of contract
Read More
The City of Conroe, et al v. TPProperty LLC 09-13-00509-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, June 25, 2015). This is a breach of contract case involving a type of HOT agreement and tax abatement in which the Beaumont Court of Appeals modified the
Read More
PARTNERS DEWATERING INTERNATIONAL, L.C. v. CITY OF RIO HONDO 13-13-00340-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, June 11, 2015) This is an interlocutory appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a contract case which the 13th Court of Appeals
Read More
ACE Cash Express, Inc. v. The City of Denton, Texas 02-14-00146-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, June 4, 2015). This is a case involving a company’s attempt to invalidate a city ordinance regulating credit access businesses in which the Fort Worth Court
Read More
The Gil Ramirez Group, L.L.C. v. Houston Independent School District 13-20753 (5th Cir. May 18, 2015). This is a bribery and federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), claim case against the Houston Independent School District (“HISD”), a former HISD trustee (“Marshall”)
Read More
City of San Antonio v. Gerard Cortes, 04-14-00301-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 29, 2015) This is a civil service/collective bargaining case involving the City’s motion to compel arbitration which the court of appeals agreed should be granted. The Collective Bargaining
Read More
Western Oilfields Supply Company D/B/A Rain for Rent v. City of Anahuac, 01-14-00468-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] March 10, 2015). This is a breach of contract case where the Houston Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the Plaintiff’s claims
Read More
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission v. Byrdson Services, LLC, d/b/a Excello Construction, LLC, 09-14-00198-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, January 22, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in which the Beaumont Court of
Read More
City of San Antonio by/through CPS Energy v. Casey Industrial, Inc., 04-14-00429-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, December 31, 2014) This is one of several cases involving contracts between CPS Energy (“CPS”), Casey Industrial Inc. (“Casey”) and Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Inc.,
Read More