White v. State

OPINION

GAULTNEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of appellant Anthony Wayne White’s lawsuit pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.1

WThite, a prison inmate, sued the State of Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division (“TDCJ”), and three TDCJ employees for causes of action under the Texas Tort Claims Act (Tex. Civ. & PRAC. Rem.Code Ann. §§ 101.001-101.066 (Vernon 1997 & Supp. 2001)) and for alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Supp.2000). According to White, he was deprived of food when he failed to shave and he was…