Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v. Burns

OPINION

WILLIAM H. BRIGHAM, Justice (Retired).

I. Introduction

In this workers’ compensation case, The City of the Colony and Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML Risk Pool) 1 appeal the trial court’s judgment dismissing their appeal of a workers’ compensation benefits award in favor of Brandon Burns and Juliann Burns, as guardian for Brandon Burns (collectively, Burns). In five issues, appellants complain that the trial court improperly (1) struck the City’s petition in intervention as untimely, (2) ruled that TML Risk Pool lacked standing to appeal the workers’ compensation…