Legal Opinion

Grounds v. Tolar Independent School District

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 2, 1986No. C-4652PublishedCited by 153 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment involving a school teacher/coach’s rights under an employment term contract. Gary Grounds was a teacher/coach with the Tolar Independent School District. The District did not renew his employment contract, declaring him a probationary employee. Thereafter, Grounds appealed to the State Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner found that Grounds was not a probationary employee and ordered that he be re-employed in the same professional capacity. The District neither filed a motion for rehearing pursuant to the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  4. City of Sherman v. Public Utility Com'n of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance Ass'n v. Council of Co-Owners of Saida II Towers Condominium Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by153 opinions

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