Earlier this year, a Republican judge facing re-election this November seemingly helped lead the charge in attacking a fellow Republican and succeeded in having him fired from the very job voters hired him for. In a closed-door meeting on February 20, the district...
After a controversial decision by North Texas judges to remove all Child Protective Services (CPS) cases from a conservative colleague’s court, an investigation by Texas Scorecard reveals two common threads: CPS and taxpayer funds. The first place we found these...
After receiving open records requests regarding last month’s controversial decision to remove certain cases from a North Texas judge, Tarrant County commissioners have appealed to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to keep the records hidden. Gary Fickes was the only...
As national, state, and local governments grapple with the coronavirus situation, a district judge in Tarrant County has postponed all jury trials in his court for the rest of the month. In response to the coronavirus situation, Judge Alex Kim of the 323rd District...
Last Thursday, only three judges voted against overturning Tarrant County voters’ pick for who should handle the majority of cases involving Child Protective Services. On February 20, the district judges of Tarrant County—behind closed doors—voted to overturn...
A controversial closed-door meeting of district judges has drawn the attention of a North Texas state representative and House committee chairman. He has since requested the transcripts of the meeting after judges in Tarrant County voted to remove all cases involving...
UPDATE: Judge Patricia Baca Bennett has confirmed the meeting has been changed to one that will be closed to the public. A controversial vote to overturn the will of the voters of Tarrant County will now be closed to the public after establishment judges became scared...
Over the last five years of my advocacy work, I have seen an onslaught of egregious parent and children’s rights violations at the hands of over-reaching government extremists, especially in regards to children with complex health and special needs. The...
