Federal Deposition Appears to Expose Risks within the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice . Federal Deposition Appears to Expose Risks within the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office In one of the lawsuits filed on Cameron County Sheriff Eric Garza, he is questioned related to his campaign donations and affiliation with a specific donor; […]
Judge Rescinds and Reissues Order Quashing Indictment Filed by Cameron County District Attorney’s Office
On May 10, 2022, the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office got their wish. The late filed order, which quashed the indictment filed on Minerva Pena, a Brownsville ISD board member, has been rescinded and reissued. Now the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office can file an appeal to the order of the trial court. Right after […]
Did Union Billboards Have Anything to do with Crime Spike in Bexar County?
Recently, Sheriff Javier Salazar, of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, identified a trend in crime within county patrolled areas. Specifically, he submitted a letter to the Bexar County Commissioners Court stating in the last several months, violent crime has increased: He identified incidents which occurred after billboards were placed by the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of […]
Cameron County’s Timeframe to Appeal the Nepotism Dismissal on Minerva Peña has Passed
On May 3, 2022, the Court of Appeals, for the Thirteenth District of Texas sent notice to the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, which states the following: “It appears that the appeal has not been timely perfected. Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 37.1, you are hereby given notice of this defect so that steps […]
Get to Know Your Candidate: Democratic Party – Kelly Higgins for District Attorney – Series One
We understand the importance of the District Attorney’s Office in a community. The way it is ran may set the tone for the community. Because of this important role and a highly anticipated election year, where there are two candidates that are not running for re-election; we find it important to ask some questions. The […]
Cameron County is Quick to Appeal Nepotism Case
On May 2, 2022, Janie Carrizales, on behalf of Edward Sandoval, submitted a document which appeared to be signed by Luis V Saenz, to appeal the Motion to Quash that dismissed the nepotism case filed by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office. The case will now head to an appeals process and should take some […]
Did Cameron County First Assistant District Attorney Put the Cart Before the Horse in Nepotism Case?
The Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, through its’ First Assistant, Edward A Sandoval, to the District Attorney, Luis V. Saenz, filed a brief in support of actions to take upon conviction. This brief, previously documented, was related to Brownsville Independent School District (ISD) Trustee, Minerva Peña being indicted for a Class C misdemeanor of Nepotism. […]
Motion for Default Judgement Filed on TCOLE Executive Director Kim Vickers
Previously, we informed our readers that we filed a Petition of Mandamus (lawsuit) on Executive Director Kim Vickers of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). We also provided context for the reason for filing. We published that we received a response from the Texas Attorney General’s Office (OAG) which stated they would be representing […]
Travis County District Attorney Indicts 19 Austin Police Officers, Claims Excessive Force
Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza recently called for the indictments of 19 Austin Police Department, Police Officers. The District Attorney’s Office stance is the use of less than lethal force, as used by the 19 officers, was considered excessive and harming. The officers are accused, essentially, of firing less than lethal projectiles in a […]
Attorney General’s Office Confirms it will Respond to Lawsuit Filed on TCOLE Director
We received information that the Attorney General’s Office will respond for TCOLE Executive Director Kim Vickers; as it relates to the lawsuit filed on him, for accusations he has not performed his statutory duty for Texas. This reply should be interesting. There are multiple concerns with the Texas Attorney General’s Office responding to a lawsuit […]