article_snippet.sent: A Texas state trooper who did what millions of hip-hop fans would love to do and posed for a picture with Snoop Dogg was told A Texas state trooper who did what millions of hip-hop fans would love to do and posed for a picture with Snoop Dogg has ''deficiencies indicating need for counseling'.
article_snippet.sent: Trooper Spears bosses at DPS saw the posting and then cited DPS, according to the Dallas Morning News.
article_snippet.sent: DPS spokesman Tom Vinger said on Wednesday: 'DPS does not typically discuss or release specifics of personnel issues unless personnel issues result in disciplinary action as outlined in Government Code 411.00755 and 411.0072. '
article_snippet.sent: Supervisors counsel and coach employees on a regular basis, and these efforts do not constitute formal discipline by the department.'
article_snippet.sent: Attorney Ty Clevenger wrote: 'DPS claims that the counseling forms are not really discipline, therefore the employee has no right to appeal. '
article_snippet.sent: Yet those counseling incidents can block a trooper’s chances for promotion or advancement. '
article_snippet.sent: So it appears that DPS commanders are papering Billy’s file with counseling incidents because DPS commanders can’t prove that Billy’s violated any law, order, or policy, and
article_snippet.sent: DPS commanders know that Billy’s will beat DPS commanders with the law and the facts if Billy’s is given an opportunity to appeal.'