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On the morning of July 23, 1999, the Swisher County Sheriff's Department, in cooperation with local authorities, conducted a collective apprehension and arrest of 47 citizens in Tulia, Texas. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Thirty-eight of the arrested were African American, [ 1 ] which amounted to approximately 10 to 20 percent of Tulia's African American ...
Sean Eberhart (R) State Representative, pled guilty to corruption and conspiracy, in exchange for future employment a gaming casino company) and at least $350,000. (2023) [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Brent Waltz (R) State Senator guilty of illegal campaign contributions making false statements to the FBI.
Texans for Public Justice (TPJ) is an Austin-based non-profit group founded in 1997 to take on political corruption and corporate abuses in Texas, United States.Their early focus was on tracking campaign contributions in Texas and elsewhere, including contributions to George W. Bush's campaign in the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections.
A Texas sheriff who's been the subject of years of complaints about dysfunction and corruption was repeatedly reported to state and federal law enforcement by his own deputies — yet an outside ...
This is a list of notable United States local officials convicted of federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Non-notable officials, such as sewer inspectors and zoning commissioners, are not included on this list, although they are routinely prosecuted for the same offenses.
Pages in category "Political scandals in Texas" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
A wealthy Texas businessman — with few connections to Oklahoma ― is one of four Republicans trying to unseat incumbent 4th District Congressman Tom Cole.The GOP primary election is set for ...
On August 15, 2014, Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a Travis County grand jury, but has since been cleared on all charges. [1] [2] [3] The first charge of the indictment was abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for the Public Integrity Unit, a state public corruption prosecutors department.