The Courts

Texas 13th Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi/Edinburg)
Ex-Principal Gets Another Opportunity
To Fight Firing Over Leaked Nude Selfie
Ruling: A principal who was fired after an unknown person assessed, and publicly leaked, a nude selfie photo she had taken on her phone at her house can continue pursuing a gender discrimination lawsuit against the district despite having lost another lawsuit she had filed against the district and education commissioner. Edinburg CISD v. Cristina L. Esparza, No. 13-21-00412-CV. Issued Dec. 1.
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Texas Eighth Court of Appeals (El Paso)
UT Austin Misapplied Texas Public Info Act
In Withholding Student Sex Crime Records
Ruling: A university must release records related to students disciplined for sexual misconduct to a newspaper that requested the info. UT Austin, et al., v. Gatehouse Media Texas Holdings, II, Inc., d/b/a Austin American-Statesman, No. 08-20-00157-CV (majority and dissenting opinion). Issued Nov. 29.
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