Texas Workers' Compensation Commission v. Garcia

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of the district court declaring the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act 1 void as viola-tive of various provisions of the Texas Constitution. Appellants have filed a statement of jurisdiction; appellees have responded. See Tex.R.App.P. 140(c).

“An appeal may be taken directly to the supreme court from an order of a trial court granting or denying an interlocutory or permanent injunction on the ground of the constitutionality of a statute of this state.” Tex.Gov’t Code § 22.001(c); see Tex. Const, art. Y, § 3-b. The only injunc-tive relief sought in this case…