DAVIS v. MORATH

No. 19-1035.

624 S.W.3d 215 (2021)

Angela DAVIS, as President of NEADallas (a Local Affiliate of Texas State Teachers Association), on behalf of All Affected Members and Named Individuals, Petitioners, v. Mike MORATH, Commissioner of Education of the State of Texas, and Dallas Independent School District, a Public Body Corporate, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: May 28, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton Watkins , Elizabeth J. Brown Fore , Austin, Adrienne R. Butcher , Ryan Lee Bangert , Kimberly L. Fuchs , Austin, Darren Lee McCarty , S. Grant Dorfman , Bellaire, Warren Kenneth Paxton , Austin, Brent Webster , Houston, Jeffrey C. Mateer , Austin, Craig J. Pritzlaff , Dallas, Shawn Cowles , for Respondents Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education of The State of Texas.

Todd A. Clark , Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund.

Giana Ortiz , Daniel A. Ortiz , Arlington, for Petitioners Angela Davis, as President of NEA-Dallas (a Local Affiliate of Texas State Teachers Association), on behalf of All Affected Members and Named Individuals.

Oleg Nudelman , Carlos G. Lopez , Arlington, Kathryn Long , for Respondents Dallas Independent School District, A Public Body Corporate.


A group of teachers (Teachers) at Dallas Independent School District objected to DISD's method of evaluating teacher performance. Pursuing a procedural pathway provided by the Education Code, the Teachers brought their grievances first to the school board, then to the Commissioner of Education...

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