AUSTIN (KXAN) — The former chief of police at the University of Texas Police Department has filed a civil lawsuit against UT Austin and the university system for being “fired without cause,” among other claims.
Eve Stephens was offered the UTPD chief position in June 2023 following what she called a “rigorous months-long hiring process.”
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According to the lawsuit, in September 2024, Stephens was told she was being fired or that she could “resign as a special advisor while keeping pay and benefits for two additional months.”
The lawsuit claims Stephens’ firing was “followed by a coordinated purge of female employees from the department.”…