Inside the Byron Cook Fraud Files
A powerful member of the Texas Legislature has been accused of fraud and sued for more than $1 million, yet the mainstream media has ignored the case because it involves a liberal Republican known for...
View ArticleIs Cook Backpedaling to Save Himself?
The politically motivated case against Texas’ conservative attorney general hinges on the accusations of a liberal state representative … who is himself facing allegations of fraud. State Rep. Bryon...
View ArticleWill Cook Plead the Fifth?
A powerful House Republican is expected to be the key witness against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton when his case goes to trial. But will he be forced to plead the Fifth in order to protect himself...
View ArticleCourt Enjoins Collin County Commissioners on Prosecutor Payments
The Dallas Court of Appeals has issued a stay preventing the Collin County Commissioners Court from disbursing payments to a group of private attorneys who have been prosecuting Texas Attorney General...
View ArticlePaxton Prosecutor Disqualified from Motorcycle Gang Case
One day after having the Dallas Court of Appeals cut off further payments to him in the prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a federal court has ruled against Houston Criminal Defense...
View ArticlePaxton Prosecutors on Tilt, Want out of Collin County
On August 1, 2015, Kent Schaffer and Brian Wice took to the pages of the New York Times to announce they had successfully convinced a Collin County Grand Jury to indict Texas Attorney General Ken...
View ArticleHouse Members Fight Supreme Court on Transparency
In his State of the Judiciary Speech, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, advised lawmakers on a new system to improve transparency in the Texas courts system. However, Hecht’s comments...
View ArticleTEC Hires Radical Progressive as New Executive Director
With long-time executive director Natalia Luna Ashley jumping ship at the Texas Ethics Commission after 22 years, the agency is bringing in another seasoned bureaucrat with a record of using her office...
View ArticleDemocrats vs. Patriots in Texas’ Highest Court
Nine Texas Supreme Court justices currently hold in their hands the future of free speech in the Lone Star State. On one side are a group of conservative citizens attempting to combat voter fraud. On...
View ArticlePaxton Exonerated in Federal Court
A federal district judge in North Texas has dismissed with prejudice a securities fraud case brought against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by the Obama Administration, finding that the Securities...
View ArticleIn Paxton Case, Prosecutors Are Delaying To Protect Their Cronies
The special prosecutors who are pursuing indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton now want his trial delayed until a separate case related to their pay is resolved. While those delays may...
View ArticleProsecutors’ Hypocrisy Laid Bare in Paxton Response
In a stinging response to a motion to delay his trial, Ken Paxton’s legal team have laid bare the hypocrisy of the special prosecutors on his case. Late Monday the Paxton defense team filed a response...
View ArticleIn Paxton Case, the Fix is In
With his latest decision to delay Ken Paxton’s trial and move it out of Collin County, Judge George Gallagher has shown that the fix is in against the Attorney General. At a hearing last week,...
View ArticleStraus Mimics Harry Reid … Again
Once labeled the “Harry Reid of Texas” by Forbes, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus was back to his old tricks mimicking the former Democratic leader last week. Straus moved to consolidate power in the...
View Article“Maniacal” House Budget Gimmicks
The House budget that will be up for debate on Thursday contains accounting gimmicks that would leave the next legislature in an over $7 billion hole. That’s according to a memo circulated amongst...
View ArticleGallagher Orders Paxton Case Moved to Harris County
Over objections from the defense, District Judge George Gallagher has ordered the criminal prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved to Harris County. The decision will give the special...
View ArticleSlot Machines on Local Calendar Thursday
The Texas House is set to consider a bill on Thursday that would enable bingo parlors to install devices that mimic slot machines. And amazingly, the author of the bill is attempting to pass it on the...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals Stays Paxton Prosecution Pending Hearing on Judge
The Dallas Court of Appeals has stayed further proceedings in the prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pending a hearing on Paxton’s petition for mandamus and prohibition against Judge...
View ArticleHouse Leadership Ignored Warning on Sunset Safety Net
On the heels of a letter from Texas House Speaker Joe Straus begging Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate to come to his rescue and pass a sunset safety net bill in order to avoid a special...
View ArticlePaxton Prosecutor May Have Violated Law on Exculpatory Evidence
One of the Houston-based special prosecutors who is prosecuting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may have violated state law requiring prosecutors to receive training in how to avoid so-called Brady...
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