Matthews v. Scott

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice BENAVIDES.

Appellant, Charles Matthews, appeals the trial court’s order denying his appeal of a decision by the Texas Commissioner of Education (the “Commissioner”). 1 See Tex. EbuC.Code Ann. § 21.307 (Vernon 2006). The Commissioner upheld the termination of Matthews’s employment as superintendent of the now-defunct Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District (“WHISD”) by a management team appointed by the Commissioner. See id. §§ 21.301, 21.303 (Vernon 2006). The trial court then denied Matthews’s appeal from the Commissioner’s decision. See id. § 21.307. On appeal,…