A state review of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles finds numerous deficiencies, including a lack of “oversight and enforcement mechanisms needed to better protect the integrity of state vehicle titles and registrations,” making the fraudulent sales of cars damaged from recent hurricanes more possible.
Mugshots of suspects are a Texas media tradition. Could it be over? The Bell County Sheriff’s department is withholding the mug shot of a 16-year-old murder suspect who was indicted and charged as an adult. “If push comes to shove, I’m pretty sure I’d win an argument with the AG’s office,” Bell County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Chuck Cox told a reporter in reference to A newspaper’s public records request for the snapshot.
His top political aide gets a $29,000 loan from a campaign donor led to believe there is a state appointment in it for him. The big donor he appoints as a medical expert to one of his boards has had his license revoked in three states. And to top it off, his bid to license and regulate every barbecue scale in Texas is thwarted by the Attorney General. It has been quite an April for Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
Also this week in The Texas Monitor:
Lawsuit: Austin’s sick leave act violates state minimum wage law
County Judge John Lovett Jr. indicted for burglary, forgery, and tampering
After 18 months and 3 lawsuits, Byron Cook still hasn’t sworn to his Paxton story
Taxpayer advocates fret over Waco broadband discussions
Lamar HS Football Booster Club member arrested for taking $20,000
Like others in Texas, Austin’s employee pension plan in crisis, new study says
Alleged Beaumont gambling, money laundering ring leads to indictment of public officials
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Sid Miller was soundly defeated as an incumbent state represitative that should tell you something.
Byron obama cook is as crooked as his name sake. Just saying
Well Duuuuuuuuuuuuuu. How do you tell when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving! In particularity with matters involving large sums of money.
OMG go visit California before you scream vote blue. They have screwed everything up and always do. It’s very scary that Texas has liberals voting!
If Byron Cook walked in right now & said it was dark outside, I would still look…..Don’t trust him at ALL.
You libs crack me up.
They should scare you! They are a cancer, they will continue to grow and destroy Texas.
Paxton for prison 2018