Texas state troopers awarded $1.6M in racial discrimination lawsuit against DPS
Two Texas state troopers won a $1.6 million jury verdict after alleging years of racial discrimination and retaliation within the Department of Public Safety. The case, filed in 2020, centered on allegations by former trooper Jerald Sams and Sgt. Jari McPherson, who claimed years of discriminatory treatment by supervisors. Two Black Texas state troopers have…
