Legal Opinion
Newth v. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPT. OF TEX.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 12, 1994No. 3-93-516-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
This appeal requires us to decide whether an employee and member of the Texas National Guard 1 may maintain an action against the Adjutant General’s Department and the Executive Department of the State of Texas pursuant to Tex.Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 554.001-.009 (West 1994) (the “Whistleblower Act”). 2 The trial court dismissed this cause without prejudice on a plea to the jurisdiction, leaving Newth free to pursue his administrative remedies through the military. We will affirm.
BACKGROUND
In 1992, Frederick A. Newth was a captain in the Texas Army National Guard, serving as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bush v. LucasSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Meredith Morris v. Michael ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
- Cole v. Texas Army National Guard, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
- Landry's Seafood Restaurants, Inc. v. Waterfront Cafe, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
- Nyberg v. State Military DepartmentWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
- Texas Adjutant General's Department v. Amos, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
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