City of Beaumont v. Bouillion

ENOCH, Justice.

This case presents us with two issues: 1) What constitutes a report “to an appropriate law enforcement authority” sufficient to fall within the protection afforded by the Texas ■Whistleblower Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. art. 6252-16a, § 2 (Vernon 1983)1, and 2) Does Texas recognize an implied private right of action for damages arising under the free speech and assembly clauses of the Texas Constitution against governmental entities. The trial court and the court of appeals both upheld a jury award for the plaintiffs below. 873 S.W.2d 425. Because we hold that the conduct in the…