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SALAZAR v. MORALES

No. 03-94-00336-CV.

900 S.W.2d 929 (1995)

Ed SALAZAR, Appellant, v. Dan MORALES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

June 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. (Ron) Weddington, Friedman & Weddington, Austin, for appellant.

Dan Morales Atty. Gen., Javier Aguilar, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Bruce V. Griffiths, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard Tomlinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Houston, for appellee.

Before CARROLL, C.J., and ABOUSSIE and JONES, JJ.

JONES, Justice.

Appellant Ed Salazar sued Texas Attorney General Dan Morales, appellee, for common-law defamation for statements Morales made to the press concerning Salazar's termination as an assistant attorney general. Morales filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on absolute immunity. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the claim. This appeal presents a single question: Is the Texas Attorney General entitled to absolute immunity from a state-law...

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