Texas Department of Transportation v. Flores

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice

The Texas Department of Transportation is appealing from an order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. The case proceeded to trial during the pendency of this appeal, and a final judgment has been entered in favor of Flores. Appellee, Genaro Flores, has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as moot. TXDOT does not oppose the dismissal because it has filed a notice of appeal from the final judgment.1 We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal.

A trial court’s rendition of a final judgment can cause an appeal from an interlocutory order to become moot.…