The city of Austin and the Austin Firefighters Association are violating the Texas Constitution by paying firefighters while they’re conducting union activities, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by conservative groups in Travis County. The suit, filed by the Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute on behalf of Austin residents Mark Pulliam and …
The Texas Public Policy Foundation in conjunction with the Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin Wednesday, claiming the city’s collective bargaining agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association violates the Texas Constitution “gift clause” provision. The lawsuit comes at …
A Jasper County judge has denied a challenge to the formula used to calculate disability payments for Joplin firefighters and police officers. Circuit Judge David Mouton ruled in favor of the board of trustees for the Police and Firefighters Pension Fund and the city of Joplin in a lawsuit filed five years ago by a disabled firefighter and the firefighters union. Police officers did not join …