Texas D.O.T. v. Aer-Aerotron Inc., 99-1070
| Decision Date | 05 April 2001 |
| Docket Number | No. 99-1070,99-1070 |
| Citation | 39 S.W.3d 220,44 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 406 |
| Parties | (Tex. 2001) Texas Department of Transportation, Petitioner v. Aer-Aerotron, Inc., Respondent |
| Court | Texas Supreme Court |
On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas
The issue in this case involves whether the State may waive its immunity from suit by its conduct. The court of appeals held that by accepting benefits under a contract the State waives its immunity from suit. 997 S.W.2d 687, 692. We disagree. Today in General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co., __ S.W.3d __ (Tex. 2001), we declined to adopt a waiver-by-conduct exception to sovereign immunity because the Legislature has established an administrative process for resolving certain breach-of-contract claims against the State. See Tex. Gov't Code § 2260.001-.108. Accordingly, we hold that Aer-Aerotron may not pursue its claim against the State without first participating in Chapter 2260's administrative process. See Little-Tex Insulation Co., __ S.W.3d at __. The trial court properly dismissed Aer-Aerotron's suit. We therefore reverse the courts of appeals' judgment and dismiss Aer-Aerotron's claim for want of jurisdiction.
Justice O'Neill did not participate in the decision.
For the reasons expressed in my dissent in General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Company,1 I respectfully dissent.
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