Harris County Municipal Utility District Number 156 v. United Somerset Corp‪.‬

In this interlocutory appeal, appellant, Harris County Municipal Utility District Number 156 ("the District"), appeals from the trial courts order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (Vernon 2008). Appellee, United Somerset Corporation ("United Somerset"), filed suit against the District for breach of contract, quantum meruit, and a declaration of the parties rights under a purported contract with the District. In three issues on appeal, the District contends that the trial court erred by denying its plea to the jurisdiction because (1) "the District did not approve any contract with United Somerset and therefore did not waive immunity from suit," (2) United Somerset failed to exhaust its administrative remedies before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ"), and (3) there is no waiver of sovereign immunity for the quantum meruit claim. In addition, in its reply brief, the District asserts that this suit is not ripe for adjudication.