Texas Supreme Court
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Consolidated Independent School District, Petitioner v. Texas Political Subdivisions…
December 29, 200650 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 344
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas Political Subdivisions Property/Casualty Joint Self‑Insurance Fund is a governmental unit whose immunity is waived by Section 271.152 of the Local Government Code for breach‑of‑contract claims, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for further proceedings. The Court reasoned that the Fund is a distinct governmental entity and that the statutory waiver applies to its insurance contract with Ben Bolt‑Palito Blanco Consolidated Independent School District. Justice Willett dissented, arguing that the waiver language is ambiguous and does not clearly apply to the Fund.