Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. Wanda Whitman

OPINION

MIKE WILLSON, JUSTICE'

Wanda Whitman filed suit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in connection with two sexual harassment claims and a retaliation claim. The Department filed a plea to the jurisdiction, and the trial court denied it. We reverse and render.

I. Background Information

In July 2012, Whitman accepted a position with the Department as a “Conserva-torship Worker II” in Odessa. Shortly after Whitman accepted the position, she attended new employee training with another, recent hire, Yesenia Villanueva, in Amarillo, During the three months of…