Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
From what you've written, you were an employee at will, meaning that you could be fired at any time for any reason not prohbiited by statute (e.g. race, religion, gender, etc.) Texas law may be different, but in the states in whcih I practice, an employer can require an employee to enter into an employment contract as a condition of continued employment. although it does not necessarily follow that all the provisions of the agreement will be deemed valid if the employer ever sues to enforce them.
Answered on Feb 10th, 2020 at 2:45 PM