Court has jurisdiction in case asserting public works director performed ultra vires acts of assessing fees

  City of Houston et al. v. Little Nell Apartments, 14-12-01157-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], January 23, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a City of Houston director’s actions which
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Even though properly initiated, attempts to circumvent the purpose of internal grievance procedures is considered noncompliance under Whistleblower Act says Fort Worth Court of Appeals.

  Fort Worth Independent School District v. Joseph Palazzolo, 02-13-00006-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 9, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Whistleblower case where the Fort Worth reversed the denial of a summary judgment challenging jurisdiction. Palazzolo was
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Contract investigators are not part of the County – Plaintiff entitled to better develop record when jurisdictional grounds challenged for first time on appeal.

Dallas County v. Logan, Roy, 05-11-00480-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, January 9, 2014). This is a Whistleblower case on remand from the Texas Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court summary is located here.  The Supreme Court resolved a split in the circuits and
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