The County of Dallas, Petitioner v. Linda L. Wiland, as Administrator for the Estate of Stanley Gaines, Jim…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that deputy constables covered by the county civil‑service system have a property interest in continued employment that may not be terminated without just cause, and that the County denied them procedural due process by failing to provide the required hearing. The Court reversed the appellate judgment and remanded for further proceedings on whether just cause existed and on damages attributable to the procedural due process violation, while rejecting any substantive‑due‑process claim.