Krier v. Navarro

STONE, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of whether an elections administrator appointed pursuant to section 31.032 of the Texas Election Code is a public officer or a public employee. Eduardo Navarro, the former Bexar County éleetions administrator, claims he served in that capacity as an employee and that he could be terminated only for cause within the statutory framework detailed in the Texas Election Code. Appellants, Bexar County and the individual members of the Bexar County Elections Commission, claim Navarro served as a public officer within the meaning of article XVI, section…