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CITY OF HOUSTON v. CLARK

No. 04-0930.

197 S.W.3d 314 (2006)

THE CITY OF HOUSTON, Petitioner, v. Donald CLARK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 30, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Higley, Constance K. Acosta, Anthony W. Hall Jr., Arturo G. Michel, David W. Holman, for petitioner.

E. Troy Blakeney, Richard C. Mumey, Vincent L. Marable III, for respondent.

Steven Goode, Joshua S. Cantrell, Brad Neighbor, for amicus curiae.

Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, we must decide whether Chapter 143 of the Local Government Code, known as the Fire Fighter and Police Officer Civil Service Act, authorizes municipalities to appeal adverse decisions of independent hearing examiners. We hold that it does. Accordingly, we reverse the court of appeals' judgment of dismissal and remand the case to that court for consideration of the City of Houston's appeal.

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