Austin v. Houston Community College System

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT September 27, 2023 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION JEFFREY AUSTIN, et. al, § § Plaintiffs, § § v. § Civil Action No. 4:21-CV-00686 § HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE § SYSTEM, § § Defendant. § ORDER This is a case brought by dozens of current and former Black employees and applicants involved with Defendant Houston Community College System (“HCC”). The Plaintiffs allege that HCC engaged in racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of

42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983. In September 2022, Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed 21 plaintiffs from the…