EMPLOYMENT LAW
Attorney awarded $1.5 million for firing
On Sept. 24, a former Starr County assistant district attorney was awarded $1.5 million on her wrongful termination claim. Hilda Garza claimed that District Attorney Victor Canales Jr. fired her because she had decided to run for the Rio Grande City School Board. Garza claimed that she spoke to Canales of her intentions on July 18 and that he told her that her opponents in the race would be his political allies and she should “think about it.” The plaintiff claimed that she spoke with other county elected officials one morning to seek their support for her run and received notice of her termination that afternoon.
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