“The D.A.’s office has asked to meet concerning the case ...,” said Sgt. Keith Denning of the Rangers.

Denning said the meeting could possibly occur next week and said that although two Rangers might be involved in the initial meeting, probably only one will be assigned to the investigation.

“I can’t comment on this particular investigation, said Kurt Stallings, director of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s pre-trial division, “but it is standard procedure for the Texas Rangers to be assigned to public integrity investigations.”

The original complaints were taken to the District Attorney by Southlake officers earlier in the year.

Concerns from Southlake police officers were brought to the Journal regarding Goolsby’s handling of several Southlake cases, along with allegations of intimidation and favoritism in the management of the Southlake police department.

Police officers, who say they fear reprisals, spoke to the Journal on condition of anonymity. Officers told the Journal that they have presented their complaints to both Department of Public Safety Director Jim Blagg and to City Manager Shana Yelverton, but feel the matters are not being considered objectively. Blagg is also the Southlake assistant city manager.

Last month the Journal did a copyrighted series on the complaints and on long-standing professional relationships between some Southlake managerial employees.

Yelverton hired both Blagg and Goolsby in 2005. Blagg, at the time he was hired, was senior vice president of the Mercer Group, a private consulting firm. Blagg, in his work as a job recruiter, actually identified Goolsby as a candidate for chief and himself for the assistant city manager’s post. Blagg left the consulting firm to work for the city.

This week, Southlake police sources told the Journal that a hostile work environment complaint has been filed against Goolsby with the Southlake human resources office by a member of his command staff and possibly others.

Goolsby, when contacted by the Journal, confirmed that one or more such complaints have been filed against him, but would not elaborate.

“I’m aware of it,” Goolsby said, [but] “I don’t think it would be appropriate to comment while it’s being investigated.”