If you drive about 30 miles south of Waco or about 60 miles east of Ft. Hood or about 100 miles northeast of Austin, you will find yourself in Falls County. The sparsely populated farming county has found itself in a few headlines lately after Sheriff Ricky Scaman was...
Month: September 2020
When governmental bodies face employment law litigation
The governments of Texas towns, cities and counties are employers that must obey the same state and federal employment laws that private employers must observe. But just as in business, public employers such as municipalities, townships and counties sometimes face...
Texts between school board members raise open meeting concerns
In the 21st century, school board business can take place in several ways: in in-person meetings, virtual meetings and electronic communications. Recently, a Dallas area school board president got into trouble though by possibly violating Texas open meeting rules...
A look at settlements of police misconduct lawsuits
This summer has been like no other. The nation has been roiled by a pair of historic phenomenons: the coronavirus pandemic and civic unrest following the death of Texas native George Floyd while in police custody. Floyd’s death prompted a nationwide wave of protests...