Texas A&M University - Kingsville v. Gertrud Moreno

Gertrud Moreno sued her employer, Texas A & M University-Kingsville (TA-MUK), alleging she was terminated in violation of the Texas Whistleblower Act (Act), Tex. Gov’t Code § 554.002. Moreno, an assistant vice president and comptroller of TAMUK, claimed that her supervisor, Thomas Saban, fired her for reporting to the TAMUK president that Saban’s daughter had received in-state tuition in violation of state law. The trial court granted TAMUK’s plea to the jurisdiction, but the court of appeals reversed. 389 S.W.3d 902. In this appeal, TAMUK argues that Moreno’s internal report falls short of…