County must deduct contributions to Association even though the payments went to a PAC says 4th Court of Appeals.

  Bexar County Texas v. Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County, 04-13-00316-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 22, 2014). This is an appeal from a declaratory action judgment where the trial court ordered the County to make certain payroll deductions which
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Association has standing to challenge use of funds for illegal aliens says 14th District Court of Appeals.

Lone Star College System and Richard Carpenter v. Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT), 14-12-00819-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], November 26, 2013). This is a preemption case with jurisdictional underpinnings which appeared before the court interlocutory after the denial of
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Appeal of order granting pleas to the jurisdiction by Plaintiff ended up being interlocutory with interlocutory deadlines. [Comment: Insulting the court in your brief does not help your case]

Rodolfo Rivera Munoz v. The City of Balcones Heights, The City of San Antonio, and The State of Texas, 04-13-00439-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, November 20, 2013). This is kind of an odd case, but is mainly just for litigators. Munoz
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Fire Fighter’s dispute of health benefits under collective bargaining must be submitted to arbitration says Fourth Court of Appeals.

The City of San Antonio v. International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 624, 04-12-00783-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, October 2, 2013). This is a dispute arising out of a collective bargaining agreement between San Antonio (“City”) and the Local 624 of
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