She signed the form - then, the suit alleges, the charge on it was crossed out and replaced
A former Texas parole officer says she was fired because she was pregnant - and that her employer changed the charge used to justify it after she had already signed the paperwork.
The worker filed a federal lawsuit on June 29, 2026, against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and several of its officials, alleging she was terminated because of her pregnancy and mental health conditions, retaliated against for complaining, and denied a fair process. The case was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
For HR leaders, it reads less like a single bad decision and more like a sequence of process failures - each one giving a plaintiff something to point at.
The dispute traces to a July 2025 incident involving a state vehicle. The worker says she was a passenger, not the driver. According to the complaint, the driver signed for the vehicle and, under TDCJ's own policy, carried sole responsibility for it. That driver was allowed to resign and was recommended for different charges, the filing says. The passenger was fired.
The charge is where the case gets pointed. The complaint alleges the worker was first disciplined under a "reckless endangerment" code, but that after she signed her determination form, that charge was crossed out and "misuse of TDCJ property" was written in. She says she was never told, never given a chance to respond, and that the...
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