City of Houston v. Lee

I dissent because of a different understanding of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. *1891269m, the firemen’s and policemen’s civil service statute. It generally provides for the classification of personnel within the police department (of the City of Houston, the “HPD”) and the promotion of officers to higher classifications solely according to their positions on “eligibility lists,” to be determined by competitive examinations. As with probably all civil service plans, the overriding purposes are to secure to the governmental units capable personnel, insulated from political pressures, with…