Tribal Telecom Company Is Entitled To Sovereign Immunity, Texas Federal Judge Says

(February 8, 2024, 4:40 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A tribal telecommunications service provider is entitled to tribal sovereign immunity because it is connected enough to the Gila River Indian Community to be a considered an “arm of the tribe,” a Texas federal judge found in granting the service provider’s motion to dismiss claims brought against it by a software developer that worked with the service provider and says it has not been paid for months....