City of Tyler and Texas Department of Transportation v. Valerie Smith and Robert Smith

NO. 12-08-00159-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS THE CITY OF TYLER AND THE TEXAS § APPEAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, APPELLANTS § COUNTY COURT AT LAW #2 VALERIE SMITH AND ROBERT SMITH, APPELLEES § SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellants, the City of Tyler (―the City‖) and the Texas Department of Transportation (―TxDOT‖), separately appeal the trial court‘s denial of their pleas to the jurisdiction in a declaratory judgment action brought against them by Appellees, Valerie Smith and Robert Smith. The City also appeals the trial…