https://texasappeals.org/topics/waiver-of-immunity/Clinical descriptions of the Texas appellate decisions drawing the most press coverage.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2026/01/4-families-of-hobby-v-city-of-houston/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2026/01/4-families-of-hobby-v-city-of-houston/The court held that two provisions of the City of Houston’s Hobby Airport concessions agreement can reasonably be read to require city expenditures of more than $50,000, so the losing bidder is entitled to jurisdictional discovery before its Chapter 252 claims are dismissed. The opinion does not decide whether the City violated the statute or whether the agreement is void.https://texasappeals.org/2024/09/in-re-dallas-hero-charter-propositions/Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0500https://texasappeals.org/2024/09/in-re-dallas-hero-charter-propositions/The court held that the ballot language for the City Council’s Propositions K, M and N was misleading because it did not disclose that each conflicted with and proposed to nullify a citizen-initiated charter amendment on the same ballot. It directed the City to remove the three propositions.