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SAN MARCOS, Texas - A Texas State University professor who was fired earlier this month for comments made during a conference has filed a lawsuit against the school claiming it violated his contract with the firing.

Dr. Thomas Alter was fired on Sept. 10 after a video surfaced of him speaking at a socialism conference .

Court documents claim Alter’s firing was "politically-motivated discrimination" and that the school failed to use proper due process or adhere to the university’s own policies.

What they're saying:

"When Dr. Thomas Alter, a tenured professor of history, participated in civic and political discourse solely in his individual capacity, Texas State University terminated his employment," court documents state. "It did so without an ounce of due process, and ev

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