Tarrant County College’s online campus, TCC Connect, told 65 faculty this month they must repay portions of summer pay after administrators said a contractual error led to overpayments. College leaders — including Chancellor Elva LeBlanc and general counsel Antonio U. Allen — summoned instructors to a mandatory meeting on Nov. 5 and said a shift from a 12‑month to a 10‑month contract created confusion about summer teaching requirements. The college says communications conflict with board policy required recovery of overpayments; faculty members report they were told they needed to teach two summer courses when they had been informed only one was required. The amounts at stake range roughly from $520 to $6,240 per instructor. TCC’s public statement stresses a legal obligation to recoup funds under state law; faculty cite errors in administrative guidance. For higher‑education finance and labor leaders, the case signals an operational risk: payroll recoupments can trigger morale, legal and public‑relations issues when contract language, administrative communications and scheduling transitions are not tightly coordinated. Clarification: recoupment is a standard practice where pay exceeded contractually required work, but it typically follows rigorous notice and appeal protocols.