Texas Department of Transportation v. Andrews

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Introduction

Appellant, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), appeals from the trial court’s order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 51.014(a)(8), 101.001(3)(A) (Vernon Supp.2004-05). TXDOT contends that it is entitled to sovereign immunity from suit arising from a car accident on Highway 360. Appellees claim that the accident resulted from TXDOT’s failure to place warning signs and properly maintain traffic control devices in the area of the accident. Because we conclude that appel-lees did not raise a…