Texas Employment Commission v. Hodges

THOMAS, Justice.

Hodges, appellee, brought an action in the trial court appealing a decision of the Texas Employment Commission, appellant, which denied unemployment compensation benefits because it determined that Hodges had voluntarily separated from his last employment without good cause connected with the work. Thus, according to the Commission, he was statutorily disqualified from receiving benefits. The trial court reversed the decision of the Commission and held, as a matter of law, that the provisions of Article 5221b-3(c)(l) of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes should be used by the…