If you're injured on publicly owned property, you might want to know who is liable. The attorneys at Springer & Lyle would refer you to the Texas Tort Claims Act for guidance. It gives the state, counties and municipalities certain immunities when they're performing government functions unless they clearly and unambiguously waive their immunity. That's called the law of sovereign immunity, and it comes from the old English law that the king can do no wrong. In the context of liability for personal injury, Texas governmental entities and agencies have clearly and unambiguously waived … [Read more...]