Reaching the one year mark, the disagreements between the neighboring cities of Teague and Fairfield first began in April 2018 when Teague started to investigate the execution of the Interlocal Definitive Agreement and Facilities Agreement signed between the two cities and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Boyd Unit in 1990 and 1992 respectively.
In September 2018, Teague filed suit against Fairfield citing breach of contract and multiple violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act. Fairfield claimed sovereign immunity, and petitioned the court to dismiss the case.
Now six months into litigation, with most of Teague’s claims against Fairfield dismissed and the TOMA violations severed to a separate civil case, The “Times” examines the cost of the ongoing suits…
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