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LASTOR v. CITY OF HEARNE

No. 10-90-032-CV.

810 S.W.2d 742 (1991)

Dorothy Jo LASTOR, Appellant, v. CITY OF HEARNE, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Overruled May 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan F. Russ, Jr., Hearne, for appellant.

Arthur L. Walker, Austin, for appellees.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and McDONALD and JAMES, JJ. (Ret.).

OPINION

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The so-called "Texas Whistle Blower Act" prohibits a local government from terminating an employee for reporting "a violation of law to an appropriate law enforcement authority if the employee report is made in good faith." Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 6252-16a, § 2 (Vernon Supp.1991) (emphasis added). The question is whether a city violates the Act by terminating an employee for reporting an incident which...

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