Court Opinion

ID: 9672480
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 03:55:41.962082+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:16.493361
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GARCIA, Justice,
concurring.
I concur in the result. However, I do not agree that we should base our decision on the brief legislative subcommittee testimony cited by the majority. The intent of the legislative in enacting a statute is best ascertained from the entire history and the entire act. See Calvert v. Tex. Pipe Line Co., 517 S.W.2d 777 (Tex.1974).
No one can dispute that city park rangers serve in a law enforcement capacity and that they render a valuable service to the community while risking their own safety. However, after a careful review of the act, the legislature appears not to have meant to include any other law enforcement personnel outside of a city’s police department. See Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5154c, § 1 (Vernon 1987). This disparity in treatment may be the basis of a legal challenge, which was not before the court.