University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Loutzenhiser

joined by Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice OWEN, Justice JEFFERSON, Justice WAINWRIGHT, and Justice BRISTER.

The Texas Tort Claims Act provides that “[sovereign immunity to suit is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by [the Act].”1 Section 101.101(a) of the Act states:

A governmental unit is entitled to receive notice of a claim against it under this chapter not later than six months after the day that the incident giving rise to the claim occurred. The notice must reasonably describe:(1) the damage or injury claimed;(2) the time and place of the incident; and(3) the…