Key points:
•The Fifth Circuit rejects river authority’s claims of immunity on an antitrust claim brought by two private water utility companies.
•In a break from other circuits, Fifth Circuit will hear interlocutory...more
After last month’s historic winter storm in Texas knocked out power to millions and left dozens dead, four Texas counties—Harris, Travis, Fort Bend and Hidalgo—are asking the Texas Supreme Court to determine that the...more
On July 30, 2020, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston issued an opinion in Hyde v. Harrison County, and held that governmental immunity will not protect Texas counties from administrative fines for violating certain...more