Tarrant County College Can’t Quash Lawsuit Over Secret Recordings

Texas Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth)
Ruling: Questions revolving around a conversation in which two (now former) public college employees secretly recorded must be answered to determine whether a lawsuit filed by one of the ex-employees against the college must be dismissed.

• Tarrant County College District v. Didier Chavez, No. 02-25-00176-CV ($), issued Oct. 9, 2025.

Background

This legal dispute primarily centers around a heated “conversation” that two Tarrant County College District (TCCD) Northwest Campus library specialists — Didier Chavez (who is male) and Dayna Gerard (who is female) — had off campus during non-working hours in March 2023.