City of Hous. v. Nicolai

Terry Jennings, Justice *381In this interlocutory appeal,1 appellant, the City of Houston (the "City"), challenges the trial court's order denying its plea to the jurisdiction in the suit by appellees, Frank Nicolai and Debora Nicolai, as parents of Caroline Nicolai, deceased (the "Nicolais"), against the City for negligence and wrongful death.2 In its sole issue,3 the City contends that the trial court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over the Nicolais' suit.

We affirm.

Background

In their Seventh Amended Petition, the Nicolais alleged that at approximately 3:30 a.m. on October 2, 2013, Houston…