County of Bexar v. Bruton

OPINION

Opinion by

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

County of Bexar brings this interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s order denying its plea to the jurisdiction, arguing that its plea should have been granted because Edwin Bruton did not give notice pursuant to section 89.0041 of the Texas Local Government Code. Because we hold that section 89.0041’s notice requirement is not a jurisdictional requirement, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Background

On December 8, 2004, Edwin Bruton was involved in an automobile accident with a vehicle driven by a Bexar County employee. On December 7, 2006, he sued…