Court Finds High School Athletics Association Shielded by Immunity from Officials’ Lawsuit

A Texas state appeals court has thwarted the bid of a sports officials’ association, which sought to prevent the University Interscholastic League from implementing its plan to begin regulating the officiating of high school varsity sports in Texas.   The appeals court holding was based on the fact that the League was entitled to sovereign immunity.   The UIL is an organization governing extracurricular athletic and academic contests in all Texas public schools and certain private pa