After county officials decided to ban licensed handgun owners from carrying firearms in a multi-purpose courthouse, local activists pushed back hoping to force them to change course. The Liberty County GOP executive committee passed a resolution calling for their...
San Jacinto County has been thrown into an upheaval after the indictment and arrest of County Judge John Lovett. A grand jury indicted Lovett on three counts, two of which are felonies, in connection with an alleged burglary he committed in July of 2017. Lovett was...
Texas’ First Court of Appeals has ruled that Waller County had no jurisdiction to sue a private citizen, Terry Holcomb, who merely filed a complaint against the county. The ruling by the appeals court reverses a decision made by a lower court in Waller County....
After a series of contentious budget workshops which often turned into heated debates, the San Jacinto County Commissioners Court approved a budget for the fiscal 2018 year. The final budget adopted by the court ended up being raised to $10,365,000, up from last...
Joining the growing list of county Republican parties condemning Texas Speaker Joe Straus for his repeated obstruction of conservative reforms, the Liberty County Republican Party unanimously passed a resolution of “no confidence” in the speaker and recommended...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Waller County for refusing to comply with state gun laws. The lawsuit comes after Waller County made clear its intentions to defy an earlier ruling by Paxton requiring them to remove signs forbidding firearms in...
After receiving a complaint from a citizen, the Texas Office of the Attorney General has ruled that Waller County’s sign prohibiting licensed carry at the entrance to the county courthouse is in violation of State Law. Terry Holcomb, a pastor and member of the State...
County officials are suing a conservative activist for up to $100,000 for informing them they may be breaking the law. Terry Holcomb, a pastor and Executive Director for Texas Carry, filed a complaint with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in May regarding Waller...
