City of El Paso, Texas v. High Ridge Construction, Inc.

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS, § No. 08-13-00187-CV Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § County Court at Law No. 3 HIGH RIDGE CONSTRUCTION, § INC., of El Paso County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# 2011DCV00361) § OPINION This is an accelerated appeal from an order denying a plea to the jurisdiction filed by the City of El Paso. See TEX.CIV.PRAC.&REM.CODE ANN. §51.014(a)(8)(West Supp. 2013). We reverse in part and affirm in part. FACTUAL SUMMARY In 2009, Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in response to the Great…