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Former Alamo Trust President Sues Texas Officials for Wrongful Termination

11/18/2025

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Kate Rogers, the former president of the Alamo Trust, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas officials, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.
The suit alleges her First Amendment rights were violated after pressure to resign over Indigenous history dissertation and an Indigenous Peoples Day post.
Rogers seeks reinstatement and damages, and the Alamo Trust has declined to comment.

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Story summary

Kate Rogers, the former president of the Alamo Trust, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas officials, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.
The suit alleges her First Amendment rights were violated after pressure to resign over Indigenous history dissertation and an Indigenous Peoples Day post.
Rogers seeks reinstatement and damages, and the Alamo Trust has declined to comment.