Nueces County v. Hoff

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ.

Appellant, Nueces County, brings this accelerated interlocutory appeal following the trial court’s denial of its plea to the jurisdiction. 2 By one issue, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying its plea to the jurisdiction because appellant is immune from suit under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts

Appellees, former and current employees of the Nueces County Sheriffs Department, brought an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) alleging that appellant: (1) failed to pay appellees compensation…