Legal Opinion

CITY OF ELSA v. Gonzalez

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided July 23, 2009No. 13-07-00555-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice RODRIGUEZ.

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant City of Elsa’s (the City) plea to the jurisdiction and the granting of summary judgment in favor of appellee Joel Homer Gonzalez. By three issues, the City contends that the trial court erred in denying its plea because Gonzalez failed to establish jurisdiction under the Texas' Whistleblower Act, the Texas Public Information Act, 1 and the Texas Open Meetings Act. In its fourth issue, the City challenges the authority of the trial court to award attorney’s fees. By its fifth issue, the City complains the trial…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Texas Department of Transportation v. NeedhamTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  3. State v. LueckTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. v. RhyneTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Thomas v. Cornyn, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Elsa v. GonzalezTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Leach v. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
  3. Joseph Wendell Hume v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2009
  4. Mike Leach v. Texas Tech University, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
  5. Mike Leach v. Texas Tech University, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011

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