Texas Department of Public Safety v. Thomas Williams

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-08-00466-CV Texas Department of Public Safety, Appellant v. Thomas Williams, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-05-003758, HONORABLE STEPHEN YELENOSKY, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellee Thomas Williams brought suit against the Texas Department of Public Safety (“the Department”) for discrimination on the basis of race and employment retaliation under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). See

Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 21.051

-.556 (West 2006 & Supp. 2009). Following…