City of Houston v. Kilburn

Today’s case involves the scope of a governmental entity’s authority to appeal interlocutory orders on questions of sovereign immunity. Section 51.014 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code governs this issue, providing:

A person may appeal from an interlocutory order of a district court, county court at law, or county court that ... denies a motion for summary judgment that is based on an assertion of immunity by an individual who is an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state.

Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code § 51.014(5). In its opinion below, the court of…