DEPT. OF FAM. & PROTECTIVE SERVS. v. PARRA

No. 08-10-00067-CV.

347 S.W.3d 362 (2011)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Norma PARRA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

July 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura B. Fountain , Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Sam J. Legate , Scherr & Legate, PLLC, El Paso, TX, for Appellee.

Before CHEW, C.J., McCLURE, and RIVERA, JJ.


OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the "Department") appeals the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction. The Department contends the order is in error, and that former Department employee, Norma Parra's suit for retaliatory discharge should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Ms. Parra worked for the Department from May 2006 until July 2008. Primarily, her...

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