The section also handles lien payoff requests, subrogation matters, and seeks to collect on judgments the City has obtained. The section is involved with ad valorem tax matters that affect the City, and it handles various real estate foreclosure matters.

In addition, the section represents the city in employment-related claims and in litigation filed against the City and individual defendants in federal and state court, including claims alleging constitutional violations, claims of discrimination and/or retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Texas Labor Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Texas Whistleblower Act, and other employment based claims. The section further represents the City and departments in administrative hearings in connection with state agencies, such as unemployment compensation appeals before the Texas Workforce Commission and F-5 hearings before the State Office of Administrative Hearings. In addition to the above, the section advises the Human Resources Department and other city departments, executives, and leaders on employment issues, reviews internal procedures, administrative directives, and personnel rules changes, and assists the Human Resources Department with employment-related investigations.

The following can arise from those operations, including: challenges to City ordinances and policies, federal and state constitutional claims, contract disputes, public utility regulation, disputes arising from public works projects, eminent domain, environmental issues, land use and zoning disputes, lease disputes, and disputes involving title, easements and other property interests. The scope of representation is equally wide: embracing everything from defending, on short notice, against demands for temporary restraining orders, through discovery and trial, to briefing and argument in the state and federal appellate courts.

The section reviews the records of court proceedings, prepares written briefs, and argues or assists other sections in preparing for argument before the appellate courts. The section also reviews amicus curiae briefs when requested on items that concern or impact the City