COUNTY OF EL PASO v. LATIMER

No. 08-13-00082-CV.

431 S.W.3d 844 (2014)

COUNTY OF EL PASO, Texas and El Paso County Sheriff's Department, Appellants, v. Lisa LATIMER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

May 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruben Duarte , Assistant County Attorney, El Paso, for Appellants.

Connie Quintero , Scherr & Legate, PLLC, El Paso, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal, the County of El Paso, Texas and the El Paso County Sheriff's Department (collectively referred to as "the County") challenge an order denying their plea to the jurisdiction. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(8) (West 2008). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On June 21, 2010, Appellee Lisa Latimer sued the County under the Texas Whistleblower Act. See...

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