Former HHSC employees, including state rep’s wife, sue for wrongful termination

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two former high-ranking Texas Health and Human Services Commission directors, including the wife of a longstanding state representative, have sued the massive state agency for wrongful termination, according to a lawsuit filed in Travis County District Court.
Dimitria Pope, former director of HHSC’s Medical Transportation Program, and Shannon Pickett, associate director of the program, allege they were fired shortly after reporting violations of law by HHSC to the age