Cameron County, Underpaid County Workers
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. Cameron County, Underpaid County Workers An Animal Control Officer in Cameron County makes $25,502 a year or $12.26 a hour. This is per a job announcement on the Cameron County Government website. An Auto-Tax Clerk I makes $26,778 a […]
Can a Texas Sheriff Operate a Fixed Commercial Motor Vehicle Weigh Station?
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing on this website or in this publishing should be taken as legal advice. Can a Texas Sheriff Operate a Fixed Commercial Motor Vehicle Weigh Station? The question posed by one Texas county is whether a deputy sheriff certified under Transportation Code 621.401 and 621.402 can operate a fixed commercial motor vehicle weigh […]
Prior Palm Valley Police Chief’s Appeal of Conviction is Abated
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. Prior Palm Valley Police Chief’s Appeal of Conviction is Abated On August 24, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the 13th District of Texas ordered abatement of an appeal filed by Alvaro R. Garcia. Garcia is the prior Palm […]
4 Campaign Finance Reports Filed for Cameron County Sheriff – 7/2023
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. 4 Campaign Finance Reports Filed for Cameron County Sheriff – 7/2023 Candidates for the 2024 election for Cameron County Sheriff are starting early on their campaigns. So far there have been four candidates implying their intent to seek that […]
3 Candidates for Hays County Sheriff Submit Their Campaign Finance Reports – 7/2023
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. 3 Candidates for Hays County Sheriff Submit Their Campaign Finance Reports – 7/2023 The Hays County Elections Office lists four candidates for Hays County Sheriff. Current Sheriff, Gary Cutler, previously indicated he would not seek re-election. To date, the […]
4 Cameron County Jail Deaths Since 2021
NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. 4 Cameron County Jail Deaths Since 2021 As the campaigns for Cameron County Sheriff start to wind up we reviewed the jail deaths reported to the Texas Attorney General’s Office since Eric Garza has taken office. Garza took office on […]
City of Kyle Continues Improper Records Withholding Practices
NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. City of Kyle Continues Improper Records Withholding Practices We have previously published a story on the City of Kyle’s Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) practices. In that story, the Hays County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the City of Kyle was […]
5th Circuit Reverses San Benito Police Lawsuit Dismissal – Sauceda v City of San Benito, Et Al
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. 5th Circuit Reverses San Benito Police Lawsuit Dismissal – Sauceda v City of San Benito, Et Al On June 20, 2015, San Benito police officer Hector Lopez approached Ricardo Sauceda while Sauceda was standing in the front yard of […]
Lawsuit Claims Wrongful Death Related to Joshua Wright and Hays County Sheriff’s Office Incident
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing on this webpage or in this publishing should be taken as legal advice. Lawsuit Filed Related to Joshua Wright and Hays County Sheriff’s Office Incident On January 1, 2023, nationally known civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump issued a press release: SAN MARCOS, Tex. — Nationally renowned civil rights and […]
Harlingen CISD Releases 2022 Disciplinary Records After OAG Ruling
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. Harlingen CISD Releases 2022 Disciplinary Records After OAG Ruling Initially, we requested records from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD) and were provided with a cost estimate of around $2,100 to perform the search of the records we […]