The Third Court of Appeals issued an opinion on interlocutory appeal this morning affirming a trial court’s denial of a plea to the jurisdiction filed by the Austin Independent School District. The opinion clearly states that an AISD employee’s claim against the district for violation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (the “Act”) is NOT a claim that the employee has been aggrieved by the school laws of the state,

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According to the Texas Secretary of State, our good friend, colleague, office-mate and frequent co-counsel Diane Henson has won her election to the Third Court of Appeals. We look forward to blogging about her opinions, which will invariably be well-written, thorough and absolutely devoid of typos. While we selfishly hate to lose her, we can say without question that her election is good for Texas. Also, if the judicial results reported by the Au

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