The Bandera County Central Appraisal District has denied the allegations made by three former appraisal district employees in a state lawsuit alleging violations of the Texas Whistleblower Act and seeking damages that could amount to as much as $1 million. Appraisal district lawyers in filings earlier this year also filed documents transferring the lawsuit from state court to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, claiming that the suit sprang from alleged violations of the plaintiffs’ rights under the U.S. Constitution and that it was a civil matter in which federal court had original jurisdiction. Attorneys for the plaintiffs, Melissa ...