Nelson v. Clements

ABOUSSIE, Justice.

Appellant Harold Nelson, professor of sociology at Pan American University, attended an international conference on health care in Managua, Nicaragua, for four consecutive years beginning in 1986. Nelson applied for state reimbursement of travel expenses pursuant to the Travel Regulations Act of 1959. Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann. art. 6823a (1960 & Supp.1992). Because foreign travel was involved, advance written approval by the governor was required for reimbursement. Id. § 5. 1

In 1986, the governor’s office approved reimbursement of Nelson’s travel expenses. However, in 1987 the…