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Press coverage of Cobb & Gervasi's work in Texas government litigation.
Recent coverage
The POWER Coalition's federal challenge to Austin's ETJ reversal.
Federal Judge Blocks City of Austin’s Attempt to Reassert Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over 170 Properties
The Texan’s coverage of the injunction, quoting Bill Cobb: “When the Legislature let these owners out of Austin’s ETJ, that was the end of the city’s authority over their land. This decision protects not just these property owners, but every Texan who relies on the government keeping its word.”
Read on The Texan →Judge blocks City of Austin’s attempt to reclaim land from property owners, citing constitutional violations
KVUE reports on Judge Robert Pitman’s preliminary injunction barring Austin from enforcing its March retraction letters, and on the court’s finding that the property owners are likely to prevail on both their due-process and ultra vires claims.
Read on KVUE →Federal judge temporarily blocks Austin from reclaiming 170 previously released properties
The Statesman’s account of the injunction, quoting Alexa Gervasi: “Austin acts as though there’s no limit on its power. But the Constitution and Texas law have established clear boundaries on government authority — and the Court agrees.”
Read the article →Property owners secure early win in ETJ lawsuit against Austin
The Austin Business Journal reports the property owners’ early victory on the question whether the City had power to void ETJ releases it had already granted.
Read on Austin Business Journal →Judge Finds Austin Likely Violated Property Owners’ Due Process Rights
Texas Scorecard covers the order and the court’s rejection of the City’s position as a “nonsensical proposition,” quoting Bill Cobb: “This ruling reaffirms a basic limit on government power: a city cannot hand you a right and then revoke it on a whim.”
Read the article →Austin sued after reclaiming land from 170 property owners
Coverage of the property owners’ fight to hold Austin to its written ETJ releases, quoting plaintiffs’ attorney Bill Cobb: “Once state law releases a property from the ETJ, the city has no authority to regulate it — and none to take it back.”
Read the article →Austin responds to lawsuit alleging ETJ mismanagement
The Austin Business Journal reports on the City of Austin’s response to the POWER Coalition and Schoenstatt Movement suit over the voided ETJ releases.
Read on Austin Business Journal →Austin sued by property owners over ETJ reversal affecting 170 properties
The Real Deal covers the POWER Coalition's suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas challenging Austin's reversal on extraterritorial-jurisdiction releases — featuring partner Alexa Gervasi and quoting Bill Cobb.
Read the article →Austin sued over alleged mismanagement of ETJ status for 170 properties
The Austin Business Journal’s original report on the POWER Coalition’s federal filing challenging Austin’s reversal of the ETJ releases.
Read on Austin Business Journal →