COOKE v. CITY OF ALICE

No. 04-09-00731-CV.

333 S.W.3d 318 (2010)

Matthew COOKE, President, and Alice Police Officers' Association, on behalf of similarly situated officers, Appellants, v. CITY OF ALICE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Craig Deats , Deats Durst Owen & Levy, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Appellants.

Bettye Lynn , Julia J. Gannaway , Lynn Pham & Ross LLP, Fort Worth, TX, Joe R. Torres, III , Law Offices of Joe R. Torres, III, Alice, TX, for Appellee.

Sitting: KAREN ANGELINI, Justice, PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice, REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.


OPINION

Opinion by: PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

This appeal involves statutory interpretation of sections 143.045 and 143.046 of the Texas Civil Service Act which provide for the accrual of annual vacation and sick leave for police officers and fire fighters. TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE ANN. §§ 143.045, 143.046 (West 2008). Specifically, we must determine whether the implementing rules adopted by the City of Alice with respect to police officers' leave...

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