HOUSTON v. TEXAS DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

No. 20-20591.

17 F.4th 576 (2021)

Ida Johnson HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; Commissioner Sid Miller, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Plante-Northington , Plante Law Firm, P.C., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Melinda Wetzel , Cory A. Scanlon, Esq. , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KING, HIGGINSON, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.


Ida Houston, a former state employee at the Texas Department of Agriculture ("TDA"), alleges that she was fired in retaliation for exercising her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") and, similarly, discriminated against under the Rehabilitation Act. Houston suffers from lupus and other illnesses...

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