Watson v. City of Odessa

OPINION

CHEW, Justice.

This is a “whistleblower” suit brought under Article 6252-16(a) of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes. . Appellant, Vicki Watson (“Watson”), appeals from the Ector County trial court’s grant of Summary Judgment in favor of Appellee, the City of Odessa (“Odessa”), and further appeals the Travis County trial court’s granting of Appellee’s Motion to Transfer Venue from Travis County to Ector County. We reverse.

Watson was employed by Odessa. She claims that her cooperation in an investigation of the City of Odessa and the Odessa Housing Authority by the Federal Bureau of…