Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of June 9, 2014

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S.W. v. Arlington ISD, No. 02-13-00280-CV (June 12, 2014) (Livingston, C.J., joined by Gardner and McCoy, JJ.).

Held:  The trial court did not err by granting appellees' plea to the jurisdiction. As to claims against a school district employee, appellant failed, on appeal, to challenge all independent grounds that the employee sought judgment on and that supported the trial court's order. The trial court lacked jurisdiction over appellant's promissory estoppel claim against the school district because estoppel is not available against a governmental unit that performs governmental acts, justice does not require the application of estoppel in this case, and the school district could not waive its immunity through conduct.

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