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TEXAS DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. OLIVARES

No. 14-09-00244-CV.

316 S.W.3d 89 (2010)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant v. Zuleima OLIVARES, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Pedro Olivares, Jr., and Pedro Olivares, Individually, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

June 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Desmarais Bonnen, Lisa Marie McClain, Austin, for appellant.

Rick Molina, Houston, for appellees.

Panel consists of Chief Justice HEDGES, Justice SEYMORE, and Senior Justice HUDSON.

OPINION

CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice.

Texas Department of Transportation ("TxDOT") presents this accelerated appeal from the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction. In its plea, TxDOT challenged the trial court's subject-matter jurisdiction over claims brought by Zuleima Olivares, individually and as representative of the estate of Pedro Olivares, Jr., and Pedro Olivares (collectively, "appellees").

TxDOT argues it is entitled to sovereign...

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