Montgomery Independent School District v. Davis

in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice ENOCH, Justice BAKER, Justice O’NEILL, and Justice GONZALES joined.

This teacher term-contract nonrenewal case presents us with our first opportunity to interpret Education Code chapter 21, subchapter F, specifically, section 21.259. The Montgomery Independent School District Board of Trustees declined to renew Joanne Davis’ contract. The Commissioner of Education affirmed the Board’s decision. The trial court reversed the commissioner’s decision, and the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment. 994 S.W.2d 435. We hold that, when reviewing…