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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Texas Supreme Court holds reporting to supervisor is not reporting to “appropriate law-enforcement authority” even when entity has prosecution division and trained to report that way- Dissent believes training qualifies

Texas Department of Human Services v Okoli, 10-0567 (Tex. August 22, 2014) This is a Texas Whistleblower Case where the court held reporting a violation of law to a supervisor is not a report to an “appropriate law-enforcement authority” which is not
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District judge not an “appropriate law enforcement authority” under Whistleblower Act says Austin Court of Appeals

Hunt County Community Supervision and Corrections Department v. Christina Gaston, 03-13-00189-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Whistleblower Act lawsuit. A majority panel of
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AG’s policy obligating division head to report crimes to Special Investigation Division makes them “appropriate law enforcement authorities” under Whistleblower Act

Office of The Attorney General v. Ginger Weatherspoon, 05-13-00632-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, June 16, 2014). This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case in which the trial court denied the plea to the jurisdiction filed by the Texas Attorney General (“AG”) and
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Peace officer’s general authority over criminal violations is not enough to qualify under Whistleblower Act as proper law enforcement authority in all cases

City of Sachse v. Dan Wood, 05-13-00773-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 27, 2014). This is a Whistleblower Act case where the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction of the City. Woods was a lieutenant
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Dallas court states it is “not prepared to conclude that a State entity can waive sovereign immunity by its conduct.”

  Larry M. Gentilello M.D. v. University of Texas Southwestern Health Systems, 05-13-00149-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 24, 2014) and Larry M. Gentilello M.D. v. Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkand Hospital 05-13-00150-CV (Tex. App.  – Dallas, March 24, 2014). This
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