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City of El Paso and John F. Cook, in His Official Capacity as Mayor of El Paso v. Tom Brown Ministries, Word of Life Church of El Paso, Tom Brown, El Pasoans for Traditional Family Values and Ben Mendoza

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedDecember 7, 2016
Docket08-16-00075-CV
StatusPublished

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Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS, AND § JOHN F. COOK, IN HIS OFFICIAL No. 08-16-00075-CV CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF EL PASO, § Appeal from the Appellants, § County Court at Law No. 3 v. § of El Paso County, Texas TOM BROWN MINISTRIES, WORD OF § LIFE CHURCH OF EL PASO, TOM (TC# 2011-DCV-02792) BROWN, EL PASOANS FOR § TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES, AND BEN MENDOZA,

Appellees.

JUDGMENT

The Court has considered this cause on the record and concludes there was error in the

trial court’s order denying Appellants’ plea to the jurisdiction. We therefore reverse the trial

court’s order denying Appellants’ plea to the jurisdiction and dismiss with prejudice all of

Appellees’ claims asserted against Appellants.

We further order that Appellants recover from Appellees the appellate costs incurred by

Appellants, for which let execution issue. This decision shall be certified below for observance.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016.

STEVEN L. HUGHES, Justice

Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.

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