Guynes v. Galveston County

In 1978, the Commissioners Court of Galveston County established the Galveston County Legal Department. As of October 1990, the Legal Department consisted of four attorneys and two secretaries. The Legal Department performs many services including (1) litigation on behalf of the County, the Beach Parks Board, the Mainland Center *865Hospital, the Galveston County Health District and other county or precinct entities, (2) defending officers and employees who are sued for acts committed in the course and scope of their official duties, (3) debt collection for the Mainland Center Hospital and…