City of Houston v. Christopher Rhule

In this workers’ compensation ease, we must decide whether the claimant was required to exhaust administrative remedies before he could sue in district court for breach of a settlement agreement. We hold that the operative statute in effect at the time of the claimant’s injury — section 12b of former Texas Civil Statutes Article 8307 — required the claimant to first present his dispute to the Industrial Accident Board, now the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Accordingly, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and dismiss the claimant’s action.

Christopher Rhule, a firefighter for the…