Tarrant Regional Water District v. Richard Johnson and Sharkara Johnson, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Brandy Johnson

On January 16, 2013, Brandy Johnson attempted to cross the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in Fort Worth by walking across Trinity Park Dam No. 2. She was five months pregnant and wearing heavy clothing. In the middle of the dam is a ten-foot-wide kayak chute, through which the river swiftly flows. Brandy lost her footing on the dam, slipped into the river, and drowned. Brandy's parents sued the Tarrant Regional Water District, which constructed and maintains the dam from which Brandy fell. The District, however, is a governmental entity and therefore generally immune from suit unless the…