Texas Department of Health v. Rocha

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice HINOJOSA.

This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying a plea to the jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity. 2 In a single issue, appellants, Texas Department of Health (“TDH”), Leonel Vela, Karen Hollingsworth, Derric Trevino, Dora Del Toro, and Enedina Magana, contend the trial court erred in denying their plea to the jurisdiction. We reverse and render.

A. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 29,1997, appellee, Simon Rocha, filed suit in the District Court of Cameron County against appellants, individually and in their official…