Legal Opinion
Little v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided August 31, 2005No. 01-02-00733-CVPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.
Appellant, Evelyn Little, challenges a summary judgment granted in favor of appellees, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and its executive director, Gary Johnson, in his official capacity (collectively the “TDCJ”), in her suit alleging a violation of chapter 21 of the Labor Code. See Tex. Lab.Code. Ann. §§ 21.001-.556 (Vernon 1996 & Supp.2004-2005). In her sole issue, Little contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for the TDCJ because the TDCJ knew that she had a disability and did not hire her as a food service manager because of…
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