Johnson v. City of Yoakum, Texas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT August 20, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk VICTORIA DIVISION KARISSA JOHNSON, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 6:19-CV-00011 § CITY OF YOAKUM, TEXAS, § THERESA BOWE, § ANITA RODRIGUEZ, § and KEVIN COLEMAN, § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Karissa Johnson claims that she is being denied the opportunity to criticize a former City of Yoakum employee, Steven Stary, in an open-session city council meeting. She alleges that he put her child’s life at risk and harmed her reputation. Johnson filed this action against…