City Law

The 12th Court of Appeals, on April 8, 2020, reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the Mayor of the City of Coffee...

The Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District sued Mountain Pure, claiming that Mountain Pure was operating a...

Today, the US Supreme Court issued its opinion in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, Cause No. 17-1702. It promised some...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued an opinion in Worsdale v. City of Killeen, and in doing so reaffirmed the notice rule it had...

In a 6-3 decision, written by Justice Brown, the Supreme Court of Texas upheld the power of the City of Rowlett to exercise eminent...

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Chicago, found last month that the chalking of tires to enforce parking time restrictions...

Last week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a claim made by a consulting firm against the DFW Airport was barred by governmental...

In an opinion released today. the Sixth Court of Appeals (Texarkana) upheld a trial court decision that found that noncore work product...

Today, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its opinion in Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District v. State of Texas, reinforcing its...

Luis Garcia got a ticket from the City of Willis for running a red light. The ticket was automatically issued due to a red-light camera....

Monday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lawsuit challenging the Hunt County Sheriff's policy of allowing only "positive"...

On Friday, April 12, the Texas Supreme Court struck down a claim under the Texas Tort Claims Act, holding that designing a dam was a...

As expected, the Texas Senate has acted to close the loophole created by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, who found the criminal...

Right now, the Texas Legislature is considering bills that would tighten up the provisions for rollback elections due to tax increases....

In Hays Street Bridge Restoration Group v. City of San Antonio, Chief Justice Hecht found that specific performance was an available...

The Texas Supreme Court, in City of Denton v. Rushing, found that the disclaimer language in the City of Denton's personnel manual was...

Last week, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas ruled that the criminal sanctions for a "walking quorum" were unconstitutional. In an...

The new February issue of the Texas Bar Journal has an article by Judge Sherry Statman, Chief Judge of the Austin Municipal Court. It has...

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the petition of the plaintiffs in Worsdale v. City of Killeen. The case involves a motocycle wreck on...

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a trial court decision that a public official's Facebook page was a public forum, and that the...