PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. LAW CHANGE: Hays County Sheriff Candidate Missing Active TCOLE License On September 1, 2023, the Texas Legislature affirmed a choice they voted for in a March 26, 2023, bill filing. S.B. 1124 […]
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing in this publishing or on this website should be taken as legal advice. FINALLY: A District Attorney Has Requested a Texas Attorney General Opinion on a TCOLE Separation of Licensee Form (F-5) The Fort Bend County District Attorney, Brian Middleton, has submitted a “Request for […]
Previously, we informed our readers that we filed a Petition of Mandamus (lawsuit) on Executive Director Kim Vickers of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). We also provided context for the reason for filing. We published that we received a response from the Texas Attorney General’s Office […]
We received information that the Attorney General’s Office will respond for TCOLE Executive Director Kim Vickers; as it relates to the lawsuit filed on him, for accusations he has not performed his statutory duty for Texas. This reply should be interesting. There are multiple concerns with the Texas […]
The Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is being sued in Travis County District Court under Cause D-1-GN-22-000205, for allowing many people to police Texas without proper certification. The full lawsuit can be read HERE. The lawsuit alleges that many people who were appointed as […]
People may remember when Palm Valley Police Chief Alvaro Garcia was arrested for suspected records tampering in November of 2018. His mugshot was posted by numerous mainstream news outlets. He is still employed and working for the Palm Valley Police Department. The cause of action was said to […]
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) has confirmed time and time again, there are people holding Peace Officer licenses in Texas without properly approved training. They even released information on multiple occasions confirming this issue. However, rather than performing their legally obligated duty under Texas Occupational Code […]
We have been provided more confirmation to a previous story on individuals which went through a “basic peace officer course,” during and after September 1983. Yes, 1983 seems like a very long time ago, but in terms of a law enforcement career for many, it is still ongoing. […]
Senate Bill 24 provides for procedures to hire law enforcement personnel. The intent of SB24 is to hold both applicants and law enforcement agencies accountable. This would be done by requiring review of pertinent records of prior conduct and activities before an applicant is hired by a law […]
FOLLOW US: On March 29, 2021, a 2020 Cameron County Sheriff hopeful, John Chambers, has submitted a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court to consider two Federal questions on his misdemeanor conviction(s) of fourteen (14) counts of Texas Penal Code 37.10, Tampering with Government Records […]
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