AUSTIN, Texas — Former University of Texas at Austin (UTPD) Police Chief Eve Stephens is taking the university to court accusing it of civil rights violations.

A lawsuit filed Friday accuses the institution of firing its female police chief as part of a "coordinated purge of female employees from the department." The lawsuit accuses UT and the UT System for firing Stephens "without cause" despite receiving a positive performance review and merit raise.

Stephens was hired to the chief role on June 13, 2023, at UT Austin. The university's president said at her swearing in ceremony that he was "confident Chief Stephens is the right person" to lead the department."

Stephens officially started her role on July 5, 2023 , as the first Asian American woman to lead a police department in the U

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