HARRIS COUNTY, TX v. Cabazos

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• stating that the plaintiffs state tort claims hinged on intentional conduct and were barred by the Texas Tort Claims Act
• concluding county’s immunity not waived for negligent training and supervision claims based on sheriff’s deputy’s commission of intentional tort
• emphasizing that, on the plaintiff’s recounting, the deputy pulled his pistol as he approached the plaintiff’s vehicle, and aimed it before shooting
• “[I]ntentional conduct, no matter how it is pled, falls under the TTCA’s sovereign immunity waiver exception.”
• officer wrongfully shot plaintiff while pursuing him for traffic violation, but claims held to be an intentional tort despite being framed as negligence
• “If a plaintiff pleads facts which amount to an intentional tort, no matter if the claim is framed as negligence, the claim generally is for an intentional tort and is barred by the TTCA.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).