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STATE v. LUECK

No. 06-1034.

290 S.W.3d 876 (2009)

The STATE of Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation, Petitioners, v. George LUECK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 26, 2009.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter C. Brocato, Office of Attorney General, Kristina Weber Silcocks, Office of the Attorney General, Greg W. Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, Kent C. Sullivan, First Assistant Attorney General, Edward D. Burbach, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, Rafael Edward Cruz, Office of Attorney General, David S. Morales, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, Ryan D. Clinton, Hankinson Levinger, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.

Gregory C. Douglass, Gregory C. Douglass, P.C., Austin, TX, for Respondent.

Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the Texas Whistleblower Act, sovereign immunity is waived when a public employee alleges a violation of Chapter 554 of the Government Code. TEX. GOV'T CODE § 554.0035. A violation under Chapter 554 occurs when a governmental entity retaliates against a public employee for making a good-faith report of a violation of law to an appropriate law enforcement authority. Id. § 554.002(a). George Lueck...

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