Catalina Development, Inc. and Gregory Collins, Petitioners v. County of El Paso, Texas, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that El Paso County did not waive its sovereign immunity by conduct in the land‑sale contract and affirmed the appellate court’s summary‑judgment ruling in the County’s favor. The Court reasoned that the County’s actions were merely steps in contract formation, which alone do not constitute a waiver of immunity, and that the statutory bidding provisions allow the County to decline to complete the sale.