Office of the Attorney General v. Ginger Weatherspoon

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice EVANS.

The Office of the Attorney General appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction in this suit under the Whistleblower Act. The OAG contends the trial court erred in concluding Ginger Weatherspoon made a good faith report of a violation of law to an appropriate law enforcement authority and in determining that it had subject matter jurisdiction over Weather-spoon’s claims. Because we conclude Weatherspoon sufficiently alleged a claim under the Act to invoke subject matter jurisdiction, we affirm the trial court’s order.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

As the basis for her…