The city of San Antonio has lost — again — in its lawsuit against the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association over a long-standing contract clause, which the city has argued is unconstitutional.
The Fourth Court of Appeals eviscerated the city’s arguments in its opinion on the city’s appeal, released early Wednesday morning. The city appealed a district court ruling that sided with the fire union and rejected the city’s claims that the so-called “evergreen clause,” which extends the life of the collective-bargaining agreement between the union and city for up to 10 years after it expires, violates the Texas Constitution and public policy.