( May 11, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Addressing “an issue of first impression in Texas, and perhaps the nation” under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), a state appeals court panel held that because of “erroneous” jury instructions, a trial court’s judgment awarding a former reservist more than $5.4 million in wages, benefits, interest and attorney fees in a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) “must be reversed” and remanded the case to the trial court for further proceedings....