Smith v. City of Houston

EVANS, Justice.

This action by appellants, former employees of the City of Houston, questions the authority of the City to terminate their employment without holding a hearing before the civil service commission. The trial court dismissed the appellants’ suit for want of jurisdiction.

Under the Civil Service Code of the City of Houston each employee appointed to a position in the classified service is required to complete a twelve month probationary period termed a “working test period”, before being considered a classified employee. (Sec. 12-122, Division 9, Rule 9.)

Another section of Rule 9,…