In Re Tarrant County

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Relator filed this mandamus proceeding after the trial court entered an order deny ing its motion to transfer venue to Tarrant County. We conclude the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion to transfer venue and conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.

Real party in interest Nina Lopez sued relator, her former employer, under the Texas Whistleblower Act. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 554.001, et seq. (West 2004). Lopez filed the lawsuit in Dallas County, citing § 554.007(b) of that act, which provides,

[a] public employee of a local government entity…