City of Brenham v. Honerkamp

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Appellee Russell Honerkamp sued appellant City of Brenham, Texas, for discharging him in violation of the Texas Whistleblower Act. See Act of May 4, 1993, 73d Leg., R.S., eh. 268, § 1, 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws 583, 610 (Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 554.002, since amended) (“Act”). Following a trial to the jury, the court rendered judgment that Hon-erkamp recover actual and punitive damages, as well as costs, interest, and attorneys’ fees. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

From 1988 to 1993, Honerkamp worked for the City as environmental services manager. In this position,…