Legal Opinion
County of El Paso, Texas and El Paso County Sheriff's Department v. Lisa Latimer
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided May 21, 2014No. 08-13-00082-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice.
In this interlocutory appeal, the County of El Paso, Texas and the El Paso County Sheriffs Department (collectively referred to as “the County”) challenge an order denying their plea to the jurisdiction. Tex. Crv. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(8) (West 2008). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On June 21, 2010, Appellee Lisa Latimer sued the County under the Texas Whistle-blower Act. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 554.001-.010 (West 2012). The County answered the suit and asserted affirmative defenses including, in part, the doctrine of governmental immunity. The County…
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