Robert Downen

From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach.

From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.

From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his far-right agenda with an uncompromising approach.

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Reporting HighlightsNo Compromise: Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-ri...

John Devine oversees the trust of Elvie Kingston despite the objection of her family, a clear violation of Texas’ judicial ethics rules, experts said. His wife is also her legal guardian.

In January 2022, Elvie Kingston's dementia took a turn for the worse. The 76-year-old millionaire and longtime conservative activist was declared

"Texas Supreme Court justice’s oversight of trust belonging to millionaire with dementia raises ethics concerns" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide...

Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine listens to Douglas Alexander make oral arguments in the cases Abbott v. City of San Antonio, Abbott v. Jenkins, and Abbott v. Harris County on Feb. 22. 2023 in Austin.

It's the latest backlash over Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French's online behavior.

John Devine, Jane Bland and Jimmy Blacklock won their reelection bids over Democrat challengers backed by groups that support expanding abortion access.