Appeals Court Upends Finding for Coach in Breach of Contract Case

A Texas state appeals court has reversed a trial court, which had found for a football coach who sued for breach of contract after he was suspended in connection with a hazing incident.   In reversing, the appellate court rejected plaintiff Damon Gracia’s assertion that the defendants waived their sovereign immunity under Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 271.151, 271.152 (2005)   Gracia was employed by the Donna Independent School District as a teacher and freshman football coach. In F