A former staff member for Rep. Troy Nehls will get no settlement money in the dismissal of his lawsuit that alleged he was pressured out of his job because he was gay, according to the congressman’s office.
Alex Chadwell, who worked for Nehls’ offices in Washington and Texas, filed a lawsuit in 2024 contending he faced a hostile workplace and alleging the lawmaker’s chief of staff made homophobic comments. The federal lawsuit also included allegations that Nehls asked another person to find out whether Chadwell was gay and, after hearing back, started to ostracize him.
Court records show a jury trial date had been scheduled for later this year. But last week, both sides notified the court that they had agreed to dismiss the case. Each party would pay its own attorney’s fees, the document said. A federal judge signed off on the dismissal a day later.
