/tags/corruption Corruption en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:38:57 GMT /politics/2021-11-09/dallas-developer-convicted-of-bribery-gets-8-years A jury convicted Ruel Hamilton in June. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:38:57 GMT /politics/2021-11-09/dallas-developer-convicted-of-bribery-gets-8-years Bret Jaspers /news/2021-06-16/what-constitutes-a-bribe-federal-corruption-trial-opens-in-dallas ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Bret Jaspers spoke to Dallas Morning News reporter Kevin Krause who's covering the corruption trial of developer Ruel Hamilton. Hamilton was accused of bribing two former Dallas City councilmembers. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:35:57 GMT /news/2021-06-16/what-constitutes-a-bribe-federal-corruption-trial-opens-in-dallas Bret Jaspers /government/2012-08-24/texas-judges-out-of-order-part-3 Texas is one of just six states that select all of its judges in partisan elections. Critics say that creates conflicts of interest and politics becomes… Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:37:50 GMT /government/2012-08-24/texas-judges-out-of-order-part-3 Shelley Kofler /government/2012-08-23/texas-judges-out-of-order-part-2 Complaints about Texas judges are usually handled in secret and rarely lead to punishment. That’s what state lawmakers heard when they met to review the… Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:00:00 GMT /government/2012-08-23/texas-judges-out-of-order-part-2 Shelley Kofler /government/2012-08-22/texas-judges-out-of-order The State Integrity Investigation on government corruption gives Texas an average grade of C for holding our judges accountable. But some citizens and… Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:00:00 GMT /government/2012-08-22/texas-judges-out-of-order Shelley Kofler /politics/2012-05-07/kera-news-special-texas-at-risk-for-corruption Texas ranks in the bottom half of all states for being vulnerable to corruption. That’s one of the findings of the extensive State Integrity Investigation… Mon, 07 May 2012 23:42:09 GMT /politics/2012-05-07/kera-news-special-texas-at-risk-for-corruption Shelley Kofler