Legal Opinion
County of Galveston v. Triple B Services, LLP
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 26, 2016No. 01-15-00565-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Harvey Brown, Justice
Triple B Services, LLP filed a lawsuit against Galveston County in a dispute over a road-expansion contract. In that lawsuit, Triple B asserted claims, in relevant part, for (1) “disruption damages” resulting from the County’s alleged breach-of-contract, (2) interest under the Prompt Payment Act, and (3) attorney’s fees. The County filed a plea to the jurisdiction for those three claims, which was denied by the trial court.
*179The County appeals the order denying its plea. We must determine whether the statutory waiver of a county’s sovereign immunity on…
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