Texas Supreme Court June 11, 2010, 08-0832 (Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. McBride)

Chief Justice JEFFERSON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Kirk Wayne McBride, Sr. is an inmate at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility. Several years ago, the Department charged McBride with possession of an alcoholic beverage and entered findings against him in an administrative disciplinary hearing. McBride filed a Step 1 Grievance pursuant to the Department’s appeals process.