The governments of Texas towns, cities and counties are employers that must obey the same state and federal employment laws that private employers must observe. But just as in business, public employers such as municipalities, townships and counties sometimes face...
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Part II: Texas businesses suing state, county and city governments
Regular readers of our Texas Municipal Law Blog undoubtedly know that we recently wrote about an emerging subset of litigation: Texas businesses suing city, county or state governments over coronavirus shutdown orders. Legal challenges to shutdown orders Christy...
Part I: Texas businesses suing state, county and city governments
The coronavirus pandemic has unmistakably forced many changes in American lives, including a new type of litigation: companies suing Texas city, county and state governments over shutdown orders or contesting the definitions of “essential” and “nonessential”...
Texas community college accused of racial discrimination
The Houston Community College system has campuses and about 70,000 students sprawled across the city’s metro area. More than 90 years old, the system faces a new challenge in the form of a $100 million lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. The suit was filed in the...
Police union lawsuit roils Edinburg
In the Rio Grande Valley, a lawsuit filed against the city of Edinburg has been moved from state court to federal court. In the legal action, the Edinburg United Police Officers Association (EUPOA) alleges discrimination by the city against police officers based on...