AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas State University professor fired earlier this month filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the university in Hays County District Court, arguing that the school's administration breached its contract with him and retaliated against him for protected speech for political reasons.

"...when Dr. Thomas Alter, a tenured associate professor of history, participated in civic and political discourse in his individual capacity, [TXST] terminated his employment. It did so without an ounce of due process, and while recognizing that 'freedom of speech and principles of academic freedom are central to the mission of institutions of higher education,'" states the lawsuit, quoting TXST's policies.

TXST declined to comment on the pending litigation to KXAN.

The university fired Alter o

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