Legal Opinion
City of Austin v. Ender
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided October 5, 2000No. 03-00-00286-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
The City of Austin brings an interlocutory appeal contending that the district court erroneously denied its plea to the jurisdiction. See Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (West Supp. 2000). Raising a single issue, the City argues that the district court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over Ender’s whistleblower lawsuit. We will affirm the district court’s denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction.
Background
From May 3, 1987 to May 20, 1995, Ender was employed by the Austin Police Department as a motorcycle officer. On May 1, 1995, Ender’s…
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