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• Jury finds in TDCJ's favor, no damages awarded

  By David Yates | Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 @ 7:44am

  Two former Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees alleging discrimination will collect nothing from their past employer as jurors found in TDCJ's favor on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

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• Former TDCJ director testifies he failed to investigate employee's discrimination claims

  By David Yates | Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 @ 7:31am

  John Morgan A retired Texas Department of Criminal Justice director testified this week that it was his "solution" to transfer former employee Bonnie Young rather than independently investigate her numerous claims against fellow TDCJ employees.

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• TDCJ on trial for discriminating against white employee

  By David Yates | Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 @ 7:13am

  Morgan The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is on trial this week for allegedly discriminating against a pair of past employees, who allege TDCJ supervisors retaliated against them for "blowing the whistle" on illegal activities.

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• Prison worker's suit remanded back to local court by appellate justices

  By David Yates | Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 @ 7:00am

  Justice Hollis Horton Claiming she was threatened with termination if she disciplined a black subordinate, Bonnie Young, a white woman, felt her supervisor was purposely putting her between a rock and hard place so she could eventually be replaced by an African American.

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• Gustav misses SE Texas; Area prepared for the worst

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008 @ 8:10am

  Many businesses, like this florist shop on Calder Avenue in Beaumont, took necessary precautions before Hurricane Gustav. As Hurricane Gustav swelled to wind speeds of 145 mph and possible landfall anywhere from the upper Texas coast to east of New Orleans, emergency management officials from local, state and federal agencies were taking no chances.

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