Donna Murray Robinson #

Introduction #

Donna Murray Robinson is a Texas parole supervisor who was fired from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in June 2026 after posting about Karmelo Anthony on Facebook while Anthony was on trial for the 2025 track-meet stabbing death of Austin Metcalf. Robinson, who had worked for TDCJ for more than a decade, wrote that she was “a Parole Supervisor at TX DCJ,” that Anthony “will be OK,” and that she did not “give fk about the family’s loss” of the Metcalf family. After the posts circulated, TDCJ terminated her, saying her statements demonstrated a bias incompatible with the impartiality her position required. The case drew coverage from national and international outlets and became part of the racially charged fallout surrounding Anthony’s conviction.

Background Information #

Robinson spent more than a decade working for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and rose to the position of parole supervisor in the Houston area. She identified herself on Facebook as a parole supervisor with TDCJ, and outlets described her as a Houston native. Her posts came during the trial of Karmelo Anthony, who stabbed Austin Metcalf to death at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025, when both teenagers were 17 years old. Anthony, who is Black, argued that he acted in self-defense after Metcalf, who was white, confronted him about standing under a tent that did not belong to his school during a rain delay. A jury rejected the self-defense claim, and in June 2026 Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison; his lawyers said they would appeal.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation #

During Anthony’s trial, Robinson posted in support of him from her personal Facebook account. In a comment recovered by Atlanta Black Star, she replied to someone asking how Anthony was doing: “I am a Parole Supervisor at TX DCJ. Karmelo will be OK.” She insisted that Anthony would be protected while he served his 35-year prison sentence.

Robinson did not limit herself to reassurances about Anthony. “I for one don’t give fk about the family’s loss,” she wrote of the Metcalf family, adding, “It’s about time these fking bigots feel the pain that they have inflicted on other groups of people since the beginning of time!” She said she was thankful the outcome had not resulted in “having to bury another Black child,” and continued: “Let them start burying some of theirs for a change. FK’em [sic] I said what I said.” She also said Anthony would be “protected” in prison by fellow inmates.

Public Reaction and Consequences #

The posts caught the attention of her bosses, and TDCJ fired Robinson on Friday, June 12, 2026, in a dismissal first reported by the Dallas Morning News. “TDCJ employment carries significant public trust and requires decisions free from personal bias,” the department said in a statement. “These statements are incompatible with TDCJ policy and values. They demonstrate bias and a lack of the impartiality essential to the fair administration of justice in Texas.” The agency added that “discriminatory or inflammatory conduct that erodes public confidence in the criminal justice system will not be tolerated.”

Reaction to the firing tracked the racial fault lines of the underlying case. The Gateway Pundit characterized the posts as examples of anti-white racism, a framing other outlets did not adopt in their own voice. Coverage also noted that scrutiny was not falling only on Anthony’s supporters: Atlanta Black Star separately reported on a Texas real estate agent who drew criticism for posting a meme mocking Anthony in prison, and observed that both women appeared to have deleted their social media accounts afterward.

Current Status #

Robinson is no longer employed by TDCJ, which confirmed her departure to the Daily Mail. Her Facebook account has been deleted, and she had not publicly commented on her firing as of the most recent reports; the Daily Mail said its request for comment went unanswered. Anthony, meanwhile, was transferred to the Wallace Pack Unit near Houston in June 2026 and has filed a notice of appeal of his conviction, according to court records.

Impact on Their Career/Life #

The firing ended, at least for now, a career of more than a decade in Texas parole supervision, and it did so because of a handful of social media posts made under her own name while a closely watched trial was underway. Her parting line — “I said what I said” — became the headline framing of the Atlanta Black Star story about her dismissal. The case has been cited in broader arguments over the limits of public employees’ speech, with TDCJ’s own statement supplying the state’s rationale: positions carrying significant public trust demand decisions free from personal bias, and the department said it would not tolerate conduct that undermines confidence in the criminal justice system.