Guillory v. Port of Houston Authority

845 S.W.2d 812 (1993)

John O. GUILLORY, Petitioner,

v.

PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY, Respondent.

No. D-1391.

Supreme Court of Texas.

January 20, 1993.

Rehearing Overruled March 3, 1993.

Robert D. Rapp, H. Victor Thomas, W. James Kronzer, Jr., Houston, for petitioner.

M. Karinne McCullough, R. Stephen Ferrell, James Patrick Cooney, Reagan M. Brown, Jennifer Bruch Hogan, Houston, for respondent.

OPINION

HECHT, Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex.Civ.Prac. § 101.001-.109, limits the liability of political subdivisions created by the Legislature under article XVI,…