Wichita County, Texas, Petitioner v. Allen Hart and Ernie Williams, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the appellate court and held that the Texas Whistleblower Act’s venue provision is permissive, not mandatory, so venue must be transferred to Wichita County, and it adopted a two‑part definition of “good faith” requiring both a belief of legal violation and reasonableness of that belief in light of the employee’s training and experience.