Author’s note: The attached video aired on June 19, 2025, and reported the firing of the Texas Funeral Services Commission’s former executive director.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Funeral Services Commission, or TFSC, faces a civil lawsuit brought by its former executive director, who claims that he was fired after reporting the TFSC presiding commissioners’ actions to the Governor’s Office.
Scott Bingaman, a former executive director of TFSC, filed the lawsuit in Travis County District Court on Tuesday. The agency’s commissioners voted to fire Bingaman during a June 18 meeting while in closed session.
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The lawsuit names TFSC, Presiding Commissioner Kristen Tips, and commissioners Larry Allen, Kevin Combest, Eric Opelia, Jonathan Scepanski and Timothy Brown as defendants…