Legal Opinion
Harris County v. Going
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 13, 1995No. 01-93-00406-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
A jury found that Harris County had demoted and terminated Ronald F. Going’s employment in violation of Going’s right to exercise free speech under the Texas Constitu tion. We reverse and render judgment in favor of Harris County.
Factual background
In 1982, Harris County hired Going as a patrolman with the precinct two park patrol. The park patrol was headquartered in 310-acre Deussan Park; its officers’ primary duty was to patrol Deussan Park and other parks located in the precinct.
The park patrol was under the control of precinct two County Commissioner Jim Fon-teno.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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