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Do police officers automatically get qualified immunity?
On Behalf of Wright & Greenhill PC | Dec 8, 2020 | Municipal Defense
Qualified immunity protects government employees in Texas from lawsuits when they become involved in an incident while working. The intent is to create an environment where employees can perform their job duties without fear of civil consequences. Police officers are...
What activity in my public official capacity could be corruption?
On Behalf of Wright & Greenhill PC | Dec 14, 2017 | Municipal Defense
The kinds of activities that can rise to the level of public corruption in Texas are probably as variable as your imagination. What may be proper activities in a non-public-official's life can be entirely illegal once one is a public official. Certain actions of...
How is the proper use of public funds in Texas schools assessed?
On Behalf of Wright & Greenhill PC | Oct 19, 2017 | Municipal Defense
As a public school official, you understand the responsibilities you have to the residents of Texas. These include both the charge you have to ensure their children have the best possible education, and the appropriate expenditures of the public's tax dollars. Because...
Detailing Texas’ bribery statute
On Behalf of Wright & Greenhill PC | Aug 11, 2017 | Municipal Defense
As a city official in Austin, you hold the public trust in the palms of your hands. With that trust comes great responsibility, as well as a good deal of scrutiny. Many of those that we here at Wright and Greenhill PC have worked with in the past have seen that...
What should public entities know about the Texas Tort Claims Act?
On Behalf of Wright & Greenhill PC | Jun 19, 2017 | Municipal Defense
If you are a public employee, you may use government-owned vehicles in your daily work. However, if you were to get into an accident or damage someone’s property while using that vehicle, do you know who is held liable? While it is commonly thought that an...
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