Jane Uche Amadi, Constance Nnadi, and World Anointing Center Ministries, Inc. v. City of Houston

EN BANC OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

We grant the city’s motion for en banc reconsideration, withdraw our opinion issued on July 7, 2011, and issue this en banc opinion in its place.

In this case brought under the Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”), 1 the appellants challenge the trial court’s order granting the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction. Because we conclude that the City of Houston (the “city”) has consented to suit, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Jane Uche Amadi, Constance Nnadi, and World Anointing Center Ministries, Inc. (collectively, “Amadi”) sued both the city and…