Legal Opinion

Govant v. Houston Community College System

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided February 21, 2002No. 14-00-01088-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. HARVEY HUDSON, Justice.

This appeal arises from the failure to renew the employment contract of a peace officer. Appellant, Caster Derra Govant (“Govant”), sued his former employer, Houston Community College System (“HCCS”), and HCCS Chief of Police Bob Hayes (“Hayes”), claiming violations of his equal protection and due process rights under the Texas Constitution, racial discrimination, negligence, and negligence per se. The trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of appellees. In three points of error, appellant contends: (1) the affidavits offered by appellees in their…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. City of Lancaster v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. University of Texas Medical School at Houston v. ThanTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Kassen v. HatleyTexas Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Newman v. Kock, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2008
  2. City of Houston v. Jenkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
  3. ACE Cash Express, Inc. v. the City of Denton, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2015
  4. Aaron Wolber v. Round Rock Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2020
  5. Aaron Wolber v. Round Rock Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2020

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