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CITY OF BEAUMONT v. BOUILLION

No. D-4004.

896 S.W.2d 143 (1995)

CITY OF BEAUMONT, Maurice Meyers, Albert Haines, and Ray Riley, Petitioners, v. Woodford D. BOUILLION, Cecil E. Rush, John G. Parsons, Charles A. Perricone and Eugene T. Corder, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 16, 1995.

Rehearing Overruled May 11, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Harrington, Austin, Lane Nichols, Joseph Sanders, Robert A. Black, Dewey J. Gonsoulin, Beaumont, for petitioners.

Tom F. Coleman, George M. Kirk, Ted L. Walker, Thomas Lee Bartlett, Houston, for respondents.

ENOCH, Justice.

This case presents us with two issues: 1) What constitutes a report "to an appropriate law enforcement authority" sufficient to fall within the protection afforded by the Texas Whistleblower Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. art. 6252-16a, § 2 (Vernon 1983)1, and 2) Does Texas recognize an implied private right of action for damages arising under the free speech and assembly clauses of the Texas Constitution against governmental...

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