I previosuly wrote about the decision in Torres v. Dept. of Public Safety, 583 S.W.3d 221 (Tex.App. Corpus Christi) here. Later, after I wrote that post, the Texas Supreme Court denied Mr. Torres’ request for appeal. Now. Torres is appealing this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. On appeal, the Office of the
The U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act in 1994. Congress based the act on the “necessary and proper” clause of Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. That means, said the Corpus Christi court of appeals, that the act did not waive sovereign immunity of the states. See Texas