Tarrant County College’s online campus, TCC Connect, told 65 faculty members they must repay part of their summer pay after administrators said staff had been given incorrect information about course-teaching requirements. College leaders said contracts required two summer courses while faculty had been informed only one was required; the institution now seeks to recover overpayments in line with board policy and state law. Chancellor Elva LeBlanc acknowledged conflicting communications and framed the recovery as a legal obligation; faculty dispute the administration’s timeline and method, with audio from a mandatory meeting suggesting confusion at multiple levels of management. Individual faculty obligations range from about $520 to more than $6,200. Why it matters: The episode exposes governance and communications failures tied to contract interpretation, raises legal and morale risks on an online campus, and signals to trustees and HR leaders the need for clearer payroll controls and contract transparency to avoid costly recoupments and labor disputes.