Recently, a collaborative effort was made to get a questionnaire answered by the candidates for Collin County District Attorney. All candidates in the Republican contested primary returned our questionnaire. (The Democratic candidate has not responded). I thought one way for me to add my commentary is to take…
With the current election season in full swing in Collin County, many Judicial and District Attorney candidates are vying for the endorsement of local community groups. I find this process fascinating. The hope, of course, is that if you as a voter share the same ideals as these groups, maybe…
Although I have mostly been writing about Collin County politics, I thought I’d add an article that came out recently on the District Attorney race in Denton County. (Frisco is a mixture of Denton and Collin!) Local attorney Brent Bowen is challenging the incumbent in the Republican primary. Below is an…
Coming Soon! A 10 Question and Answer session with the candidates for Collin County District Attorney. This Q&A is a collaborative effort between myself and the Collin County Observer (CCO). In the next couple of days, we will be sending out 10 questions to the candidates for DA. I think it will be…
Recently, we had a trial set in which the prosecutors filed some pretrial motions. While not uncommon for the prosecutors to file such motions, one of the items they requested I found quite interesting. The prosecutors filed a "Motion in Limine." A Motion in Limine is the attorney asking the judge…
Recently, several candidates for the Republican primary came to the Allen Area Patriots club to discuss the race for Collin County District Attorney. Videos of the candidates were uploaded to youtube, and I have added them here to the blog. A big thank you to "mopenshaw" whoever you are.You can…
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Recently, the Collin County GOP held their draw for ballot placement on the upcoming primary. It has been said that ballot placement can affect votes. “Position effect is found to account for a bonus of 0.7% to 5.2% of the precinct-level vote share per position on the ballot.” Below are…
With the politics season on the rise, I have been getting tons of mail from people running for office and asking for money. I think one of the best ways to ensure you wont be getting a contribution is to send a letter to me like this: Yes, please address…
About a year ago, I wrote about new rules for ALR (License Suspension). That post gave you "Everything You need to Know about the New ALR Rules". Then, we saw New ALR (Transportation Code) Changes come down the pipes. Well, it looks like 2010 is bringing some change too. Here’s the problem. …