Pearce v. City of Round Rock

MACK KIDD, Justice.

Appellants Richard Wallace Pearce and Jesse Ray Blann (collectively “Pearce”) filed suit in district court against the city of Round Rock (the “City”), the members of the Development Review Board in their official capacities (the “Board”), 1 and the City’s planning director Joseph Vining (“Vining”), 2 after Vining denied Pearce’s request for advertising sign permits and the Board affirmed Vining’s decision. The appellees filed a plea to the jurisdiction and moved to dismiss the suit on the ground that the Board, as an entity, was an indispensable party whom Pearce failed to…