/tags/alisa-simmons Alisa Simmons en-US Copyright Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:57 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-06-13/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-carolyn-rodriguez-swearing-trial Carolyn Rodriguez's attorney says her arrest was a violation of her First Amendment rights. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:57 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-06-13/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-carolyn-rodriguez-swearing-trial Miranda Suarez /government/2025-05-17/tarrant-county-redistricting-arlington-alisa-simmons Tarrant County's Republican commissioners pushed for the redistricting process, calling it long overdue. Democrats contend they're trying to draw Commissioner Alisa Simmons out of her seat. Sat, 17 May 2025 23:20:29 GMT /government/2025-05-17/tarrant-county-redistricting-arlington-alisa-simmons Miranda Suarez /government/2025-05-06/proposed-redistricting-maps-would-change-political-makeup-of-tarrant-countys-southeast-precinct Democratic County Commissioner Alisa Simmons represents Precinct 2, which includes Arlington. She has accused Republicans of trying to draw her out of her seat. Tue, 06 May 2025 10:10:00 GMT /government/2025-05-06/proposed-redistricting-maps-would-change-political-makeup-of-tarrant-countys-southeast-precinct Miranda Suarez /news/2025-05-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting-alisa-simmons Simmons, a Democrat, says the Republican-led redistricting effort is trying to silence minority voters. Republicans say redistricting needs to happen. Sat, 03 May 2025 00:09:23 GMT /news/2025-05-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting-alisa-simmons Miranda Suarez /government/2025-04-14/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Democrats are accusing Republicans of partisan gerrymandering. Republicans say redistricting is more than a decade overdue. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:05:00 GMT /government/2025-04-14/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Miranda Suarez /government/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Republicans say redistricting is long overdue in a growing county. Democrats say previous commissioners already considered the census, and kept precincts the same. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:51:57 GMT /government/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Miranda Suarez /government/2025-04-01/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare is looking to hire a conservative law firm to draw new maps for commissioners' precincts in anticipation of the 2026 elections. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:13:33 GMT /government/2025-04-01/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Miranda Suarez /government/2024-09-12/tarrant-county-early-voting-colleges-ut-arlington Republican County Judge Tim O'Hare questioned the need for early polling locations at colleges during a meeting last week. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:07:03 GMT /government/2024-09-12/tarrant-county-early-voting-colleges-ut-arlington Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-06-25/a-texas-man-with-disabilities-lingered-for-months-in-jail-long-wait-times-at-mental-health-facilities-mean-hes-not-alone Kai'Yere Campbell is intellectually disabled, with autism and a schizophrenia diagnosis, according to his mom, who says he suffered during his time in the Tarrant County Jail. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-06-25/a-texas-man-with-disabilities-lingered-for-months-in-jail-long-wait-times-at-mental-health-facilities-mean-hes-not-alone Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-05-21/tarrant-county-commissioners-push-for-change-in-jail-after-anthony-johnsons-death Anthony Johnson Jr. died in jail custody last month, after a jailer kneeled on his back. His cause of death has not yet been released. Tue, 21 May 2024 20:45:11 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-05-21/tarrant-county-commissioners-push-for-change-in-jail-after-anthony-johnsons-death Miranda Suarez