Texas Supreme Court: Water Authority Immune To Suit Over Drowning

Mealey's (April 23, 2019, 10:45 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on April 12 partially reversed an appeals court ruling and dismissed all claims against a regional water authority brought by the parents of a woman who drowned after she slipped and fell off a dam while attempting to walk across it (Tarrant Regional Water District v. Richard Johnson, et al., No. 17-0095, Texas Sup., 2019 Tex. LEXIS 374)....