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CITY OF HOUSTON v. CORTEZ

No. 14-20-00565-CV.

640 S.W.3d 905 (2022)

The CITY OF HOUSTON and Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission of the City of Houston, Appellants v. Pete CORTEZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Opinion filed February 8, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Higgason , for Appellants.

Courtney Elizabeth R. Palm , Dylan Benjamen Russell , Daniel Edmunds Jr. , Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Bourliot, and Poissant.

OPINION

The City of Houston's Fire Chief terminated firefighter Pete Cortez after Cortez failed a drug test. Cortez appealed to the Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission for the City of Houston ("the Commission"). The Commission upheld the termination, and Cortez appealed the ruling to district...

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