But the assault incident popped back up in a major way last year. Cortez, who became a licensed peace officer in 2018 and then got hired by Cibilo in 2022, was flagged during an audit of the department by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Tik Cortez's license in February of last year, and he was moved to an administrative role with Civilo PD while fighting to get reinstated. But the city of Cibilo wasn't convinced. They decided the state licensing authority was wrong. So they hired lawyers, expensive lawyers on your dime. And just to be clear, this wasn't about protecting the public. This was about protecting a badge and everyone involved in handing it out.