Columbus Independent School District v. Five Oaks Achievement Center

OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, 1 Columbus Independent School District (“CISD”) appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction on the grounds that: (1) Texas Education Code section 11.151 does not provide a waiver of its immunity from suit; (2) a school district cannot waive such immunity by conduct; and (3) Five Oaks Achievement Center (“Five Oaks”) did not adequately exhaust its administrative remedies before filing suit. We affirm.

Background

Five Oaks sued CISD to collect payments allegedly due on a contract to provide special education…