Legal Opinion
Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. Laura G. Rodriguez
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided August 22, 2012No. 08-11-00235-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice.
In this whistleblower case, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) appeals from a portion of the trial court’s order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. In three issues for review, the OAG raises one primary complaint that Laura Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) failed to report a violation of law to an “appropriate law enforcement authority” as required by the Whistleblower Act. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
Rodriguez was employed as a field regional administrator in the OAG’s child support division. In January 2009, she…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Bland Independent School District v. BlueTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Texas Department of Transportation v. NeedhamTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. LueckTexas Supreme Court · 2009
- in the Interest of A.L., M.L., and J.Y.R., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rosaena Resendez v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2012
- Office of the Attorney General v. Ginger Weatherspoon, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2014
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. Laura G. Rodriguez, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2017
- Office of the Attorney General v. Ginger WeatherspoonTexas Supreme Court · 2015
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. Laura G. RodriguezTexas Supreme Court · 2020
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