City of Austin v. Carol Dawson

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-21-00023-CV City of Austin, Appellant v. Carol Dawson, Appellee FROM THE 53RD DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-GN-20-002959, THE HONORABLE CATHERINE MAUZY, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Carol Dawson sued the City of Austin for injuries she sustained after tripping on a public sidewalk. The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction, asserting that it is protected from suit by governmental immunity and that Dawson had failed to sufficiently plead a premises-defect claim within the scope of the Texas Tort Claims Act’s waiver of…