Failin Phelan

Notes from the trial September 6,2023 It is what we thought is was – a conspiracy to commit a coup against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Yesterday, for the first time since this saga began, the public finally heard testimony under oath about the actual facts. Here’s what we know about the Paxton Impeachment Trial:
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Failin Phelan

All impeachment charges against Ken Paxton should be dismissed because of something called the “Prior Election Doctrine” also known as the “Fairness Doctrine” or the “Prior Term Doctrine.” I prefer calling it the Prior Election Doctrine because I believe that this term is more reflective of the intent. Fairness implies that someone using it may
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Harris County Republican Primary 2024 Sheriff Race

Harris County Republicans will have one race of critical importance in the 2024 election. The race for Harris County Sheriff directly impacts the county criminal justice system as the leader of county law enforcement and manager of the Harris County Jail. For years, the leftist media has criticized jail management and this critique has not
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In a recent editorial titled “As gun deaths surge, it’s time to say ‘enough’ to Second Amendment absolutism” once again we find this newspaper advocating for restrictions on constitutionally protected gun rights. Harris County has 56,000 felony defendants on bond, including over 1,400 murder defendants and 120 capital murder defendants. Think about this for a
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il Bond Democrats Socialist

Harris County lost more than Ed Emmett in the November 2018 election. This election represented a sea change in criminal justice issues and the bombardment of the socialist agenda. A look at the bail bond consent decree signed by Judge Lee Rosenthal and who is behind it. Republican judges serving in the misdemeanor and felony
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