HOUSTON v. HOUSTON PROF'L FIRE FIGHTERS

No. 21-0518, No. 21-0755.

664 S.W.3d 790 (2023)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Texas, Petitioner, v. HOUSTON PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 341, Respondent. Houston Police Officers' Union, et al., Petitioners, v. Houston Professional Fire Fighters' Association, IAFF Local 341, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: March 31, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marisa C. Hurd , Joseph Alan Callier , Houston, William J. Boyce , Lowell F. Denton , San Antonio, for Petitioner in 21-0518.

E. Troy Blakeney Jr. , Anthony J. Lucisano , Houston, Richard Charles Mumey , Thomas R. Phillips , Austin, Vincent L. Marable III , Wharton, Travis J. Sales , Tina Q. Nguyen , Houston, for Respondent in 21-0518.

Katherine D. Mackillop , Reagan M. Brown , Houston, Carter W. Dugan , for Petitioners Brown, Chris B., Emo, Tantri in 21-0755.

Travis J. Sales , Houston, Thomas R. Phillips , Austin, E. Troy Blakeney Jr. , Vincent L. Marable III , Wharton, Scott Keller, for Intervenors Cormier, Roy Anthony, Wilcox, Brian Ray, Dominguez, Gabriel Angel, Patrick "Marty" Lancton in 21-0755.

Katherine D. Mackillop , Suzanne Reddell Chauvin , Reagan M. Brown , Ronald C. Lewis , Houston, Carter W. Dugan , Arturo G. Michel , for Petitioners Castex-Tatum, Martha, Robinson, David, Kubosh, Michael, Edwards, Amanda, Davis, Jerry, Christie, Jack, Cisneros, Kayla, Knox, Mike, Brenda Stardig, Turner, Sylvester, Martin, Dave, Laster, Mike, Gallegos, Robert, Travis, Greg, Le, Steve, Boykins, Dwight in 21-0755.

Thomas R. Phillips , Austin, Scott Keller, Anthony J. Lucisano , Houston, Vincent L. Marable III , Wharton, Tina Q. Nguyen , Houston, E. Troy Blakeney Jr. , Travis J. Sales , Houston, for Intervenor Shaw, Delance in 21-0755.

Leah Nommensen , Kelly S. Sandill , Kathryn E. Boatman , Ashley Lewis , Houston, for Petitioner 1 HOUSTON POLICE OFFICERS' UNION in 21-0755.

Arturo G. Michel , Katherine D. Mackillop , Reagan M. Brown , Houston, Timothy Neil Thomas , Suzanne Reddell Chauvin , Houston, Carter W. Dugan , Collyn A. Peddie , for Petitioner 2 City of Houston in 21-0755.

Thomas R. Phillips , Austin, Anthony J. Lucisano , Houston, Vincent L. Marable III , Wharton, Tina Q. Nguyen , Travis J. Sales , Houston, E. Troy Blakeney Jr. , for Respondent Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 341 in 21-0755.


The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act governs collective bargaining between a government employer and its firefighters, should the local government adopt it. When the parties cannot reach agreement, the Act requires a government employer to compensate...

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