Texas Department of Public Safety v. Moore

MACK KIDD, Justice.

Appellant, the Texas Department of Public Safety (the “Department”), failed to recommend appellee Charles Moore for promotion to the position of Assistant Commander of the Criminal Intelligence Service. Moore sued under the Human Rights Act claiming reverse discrimination and, by later amendment, under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (the “UDJA”) seeking a declaration that the Department acted outside its statutory authority in filling four high-ranking positions without examining applicants based on merit. The trial court granted summary judgment against Moore on the…