Ray Ferguson Interests, Inc. v. Harris County Sports & Convention Corp.

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Ray Ferguson Interests, Inc. (“Ferguson”), appeals from an interlocutory order granting the jurisdictional plea of Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation (“HCSCC”). 1 See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (Vernon Supp.2004-2005). We determine whether HCSCC’s counterclaim for affirmative relief against Ferguson waived HCSCC’s immunity from suit for Ferguson’s claims. Answering in the affirmative, we reverse the order and remand the cause with instructions for the trial court to deny HCSCC’s jurisdictional plea.

Standard of Review

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