TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY v. VILLARREAL

No. 19-0440.

620 S.W.3d 899 (2021)

TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; Dannye Holley, in His Individual and Official Capacities; Edward Maldonado (a/k/a Spearit), in His Individual and Official Capacities; Gabriel Aitsebaomo, in His Individual and Official Capacities, Petitioners, v. Ivan VILLARREAL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: April 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Summer Lee , Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , Austin, Kyle D. Hawkins , Evan S. Greene , Eric A. Hudson , Jeffrey C. Mateer , Austin, for Petitioners.

Austin M.B. Whatley , Jerad W. Najvar , Houston, for Respondent.


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