Legal Opinion
the City of Houston and Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission of the City of Houston v. Pete Cortez
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided February 8, 2022No. 14-20-00565-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed and Opinion filed February 8, 2022. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-20-00565-CV THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND FIREFIGHTERS’ AND POLICE OFFICERS’ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellants V. PETE CORTEZ, Appellee On Appeal from the 129th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2019-39908 OPINION The City of Houston’s Fire Chief terminated firefighter Pete Cortez after Cortez failed a drug test. Cortez appealed to the Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission for the City of Houston (“the Commission”). The Commission upheld the…
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