Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assoc., Local 341 v. the City of Houston & Fire Chief Christopher Conneally

Opinion issued January 20, 2005

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-03-00582-CV

HOUSTON PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 341; STEVEN D. WILLIAMS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 341, Appellants

V

CITY OF HOUSTON; FIRE CHIEF CHRISTOPHER CONNEALY, Appellees

On Appeal from the 234th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2002-05788

CONCURRING OPINION

At issue in this case is the legal status of cadets or fire fighter trainees under the Fire Fighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Act, Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code. In…