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TEXAS WORKFORCE COM'N v. OLIVAS

No. 08-10-00070-CV.

349 S.W.3d 174 (2011)

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. Maria Elena OLIVAS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

August 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Oscar Mendez , Scherr & Legate, PLLC, El Paso, TX, for Appellee.

Before CHEW, C.J., RIVERA, J., and BARAJAS, C.J. (Ret.).

OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.

The Texas Workforce Commission (the "Commission") appeals the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction. The Commission contends the order is in error, and that former Commission employee, Ms. Maria Elena Olivas' suit for retaliatory discharge should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

Ms. Olivas worked for the Commission from June 24, 1987 until May 6, 2009 as an account...

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