Denton County v. Howard

OPINION

LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

In this interlocutory appeal, Appellant Denton County, Texas (the County) appeals from the trial court’s order denying its plea to the jurisdiction on the ground of sovereign immunity. Because we hold that the trial court properly denied the County’s plea to the jurisdiction, we affirm the trial court’s order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Denton County Sheriffs Department Inmate Commissary (the Commissary) entered into a contract and agreement (the contract) with Appellee Donald Howard (Howard), doing business as The Carwildon Group…