In Canutillo Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Farran, 409 S.W.3d 653 (Tex. 2013), the plaintiff had already been given notice that his school district employee intended to terminate his employment when he made a complaint to FBI of alleged illegal conduct by other employees. 409 S.W.3d at 656. Again, because the decision had already been made to terminate the plaintiff, the complaint to the FBI could not have been the cause of the termination. Id.