SAN ANTONIO – The federal agency that investigates workplace discrimination claims dealt a blow to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office last week when it determined it had reasonable cause to believe a San Antonio man was denied a position as a detention officer because of his wife’s religious beliefs.
The Aug. 19 determination from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) comes more than a year after Luis Borges said his employment offer from BCSO was pulled following an inspection of his residence.
During that search in Summer 2024, deputies found and later photographed his wife’s personal altar to La Santa Muerte, according to a federal lawsuit filed by Borges late last year…