City of Brownsville v. Pena

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

Appellee brought suit against appellants under TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 73.001 (Vernon 1986) for libel, and under TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-16a (Vernon Supp.1986), “the Whistleblower Act.” The jury found against appellants and awarded appellee damages under both causes of action. Appellee recovered $15,000.00 from the city as damages for the article 6252-16a violation, plus $5,000.00 in exemplary damages. Appellee recovered $10,000.00 as damages for the libel and $20,000.00 in exemplary damages. Further, appellee recovered attorney’s fees pursuant…