Iraq War veteran and former Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper Le Roy Torres is set to return to court later this month, continuing a years-long legal fight with the state despite winning a multimillion-dollar judgment two years ago.
Torres, a Robstown native and retired U.S. Army Reserve captain, initially sued the Texas Department of Public Safety in 2017, claiming the agency failed to accommodate his service-connected disabilities. He says he developed permanent lung damage after being exposed to toxic burn pits while deployed in Iraq.
“It’s been not only a challenge emotionally, but a moral injury,” Torres said. “I just want to get past this to close this chapter for that healing to begin.”…