Stephen Ables News Today

Lots of local judges, here and maybe across the state, have been shitting their black robes since April. That’s when we started looking into double dipping on the taxpayers’ dime. Here’s how it works. When judges retire, they can still preside over cases as “visiting retired judges,” but by taking a couple of oaths

Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s 'catch-and-jail' border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.

Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch-and-jail” border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.

Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch-and-jail” border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.

Judge in Texas border crackdown accused of using racist slur against migrants

Judge in Texas border crackdown accused of using racist slur against migrants

Despite a surge of arrests under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative, a...

Despite a surge of arrests under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative, a Kinney County judge removed three judges who have been helping him hear the cases. The judges had been letting some of the migrants out after months in prison, and defense attorneys say the action is retaliatory.