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Two Public Admonishment Issued for
a Bexar County District Judge, Sitting by Assignment, for “Racial Slurs” and Ex Parte Communication

On December 4, 2020, the State Comission on Judicial Counsel (SCJC) issued a Public Admonishment and an Order of Additional Eduction over the Judges verbiage towards Mexican Nationals. Judge Mark Luitjen, was overheard, in open court, reminiscing on the “olden days,” where Mexican Nationals were commonly referred by derogatory slurs. It turns out the SCJC […]

Harlingen Police Commander Retires – Per Police Department Facebook

The Harlingen Police Department posted on Facebook that Commander John David Osborne has retired from the Department A review of his service record, shows 5 years as a reserve officer with the Town of Combes and 17 years of full time service with the City of Harlingen. A review of the Texas Municipal Retirement System […]

Cameron County Seeks to Withhold a Magistrate Video Because of a Lawsuit

Although, today is December 18, 2020, we have received a letter from the Cameron County Commissioners Court, Civil Legal Division; dated November 10, 2020. Being that the letter was certified, we find it interesting, it was mailed on December 15, 2020. In any case, the County is attempting to withhold a magistrate recording where the […]

Why are Harlingen Police Department Employee’s Violating Their Duties?

We have requested more records through the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) about the duties and responsibilities of the Harlingen Police Department Peace Officers. We have focused our review on the Public Information Office (PIO). We have done this for various reasons, but because of the availability to communicate with the unit through Facebook Messaging. […]

Hays County Judge Take Supplement Pay Other County Judges Do Not – Per Open Records

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (TCPA) was contacted through the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA), to determine if other Judges, doing similar duties, in other counties, as identification in a lawsuit (as followed by the San Marcos Corridor News) filed in Hays County also have sworn to having a Constitutional Court at Law. It […]