Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. Markida Renee Mitchell

OPINION

Michael Massengale, Justice

Markida Renee Mitchell filed suit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, alleging that it fired her in unlawful retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. The Department filed a consolidated plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The trial court denied the plea and the Department appealed.

We affirm.

Background

Appellee Markida Renee Mitchell was performing her duties as an employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services when she was attacked and injured by a…