Sergeant’s offered comparators we not “nearly identical” to support discrimination claim says 1st Court of Appeals

  Harris County, Texas v. Kenneth Bankhead, 01-13-01005-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], December 30, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a race discrimination employment case. The First District Court of
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Mayor entitled to qualified immunity in First Amendment employment case; Police chief’s report to outside agency was not his action as a citizen but remained within his job duties

Gibson v. Kilpatrick, No. 12-60905 (5th Cir. December 11, 2014). This is a First Amendment in employment matter case where the 5th Circuit reversed the denial of the Mayor’s qualified immunity defense. Chief of Police Gibson reported Mayor Kilpatrick of Drew, Mississippi
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City not liable for back pay or reinstatement for initially failing to provide a hearing with hearing examiner but court has jurisdiction to issue prospective relief if appropriate

Michael Hamilton v. Mark Washington, in his Capacity as City of Austin Civil Service Director, et al., 03-11-00594-CV (Tex. App. Austin, December 23, 2014) This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a civil service indefinite
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Texas Supreme Court holds state senator is not an appropriate law enforcement authority under Whistleblower Act and neither is the director of state agency

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY v. ROSAENA RESENDEZ, 13-0094 (Tex. November 21, 2014)(Per Curiam.) This is a Texas Whistleblower case where an employee of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) allegedly reported illegal activity to her supervisors and to the office
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