BYRDSON SERVICES, LLC, D/B/A EXCELLO CONSTRUCTION, LLC v. SOUTH EAST TEXAS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, No. 15-0158 (Tex. December 23, 2016) After South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (“Planning Commission” or “Commission”) received federal hurricane relief funding it contracted with Byrdson Services to
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G-M Water Supply Corporation v. City of Hemphill, Texas,12-16-00129-CV (Tex.App— Tyler, November 22,2016) This is an injunction case where the Tyler Court of Appeals reversed an injunction requiring a purchaser of City water to make payments at a specific rate until otherwise
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City of Rio Grande City, Texas, and Joel Villarreal, Herman R. Garza III, Arcadio J. Salinas III, Rey Ramirez, and Dave Jones in their Official Capacities v. BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP d/b/a Allied Waste Services of Rio Grande Valley,04-15-00729-CV (Tex.
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Lamar Advantage Holding Company v. The City of Stephenville and Mark Kaiser, in his official capacity as City Administrator 11-14-00133-CV (Tex. App- Eastland, June 9, 2016) This is a trespass to try title suit filed against the City of Stephenville and
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County of Galveston, Texas v. Triple B Services, LLP 01-15-00565-CV (Tex. App.- Houston[1st Dist.], May 26th 2016) This is a contractual immunity case involving a road construction project where the First District Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the denial of a
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Coyote Lake Ranch, LLC v City of Lubbock, 14-0572 (Tex. May 27, 2016) This is a dispute over a groundwater lease owned by the City and whether the accommodation doctrine (which is founded in oil and gas law) applies. The Texas Supreme
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City of McKinney v. El Dorado Land Company, LP 05-15-00067-CV (Tex. App.- Dallas, May 3, 2016). This is a takings case regarding a dedication of property with a possibility of reverter where the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the
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City of Pearsall v. Robert Tobias 04-15-00302-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 20, 2016) This is an employment case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals reversed a trial court judgment awarding a former city manager severance damages. In 2013 Tobias
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The City of Austin Firefighters’ and police Officers’ Civil Service Commission, et al v William M. Stewart, No. 03-15-00591-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 14, 2016) This is a civil service employment dispute where the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the denial
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WHEELABRATOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, INC. v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO 15-0029 (Tex. April 15, 2016) This Texas Supreme Court case is another proprietary/governmental dichotomy case regarding contracts where the Court held the public utility contract at issue was a proprietary function not
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