Garay v. County of Bexar

OPINION

REEVES, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a District Court order upholding the decisions of the Civil Service Commission to affirm the suspension and subsequent termination of appellant’s employment and the commission’s finding that the Sheriff’s actions did not violate the Whistle Blower’s Act.

Appellant was employed by Bexar County as a nurse at the Medical/Psychiatric Department of the County Adult Detention Center. During the course of his employment, he received information that an inmate was in possession of a loaded gun during her jail confinement. After learning of this,…