Ysleta Independent School District v. Marcelino Franco

This Whistleblower Act case raises a familiar issue: whether a report of alleged violations of law is jurisdictionally insufficient if made to someone charged only with internal compliance. Tex. Gov’t Code § 554.001 et seq. A few months ago, in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Gentilello, we held that such reports cannot support an objective, good-faith belief that the reported-to official is an “appropriate law-enforcement authority” under the Act. 398 S.W.3d 680, 686 (Tex.2013). Even more recently, in Canutillo Independent School District v. Farran, we held that complaints…