Texans for Judicial Accountability

03/27/2026

UPDATE: All passed and will be going to Houston in June. See you there!

Our Legislative Priorities have been written and will be heard on Saturday. If/Once passed, they will head to the Republican Party of Texas' State Convention. Please make plans to come and testify between June 9th and 11th in Houston, Texas. Have your testimony written out, because you generally only have two minutes. It is so important to do this, as we need to get into the Top 8 Legislative Priorities to have help. Yes, we can do it without, as we did last session. (Came in at Number 7 in the committee, but number 13 in the general) But it sure helps!

Judicial Accountability

Confidence in the integrity of the judiciary is fundamental to maintaining law and order and respect for the same by the citizens of Texas. For this cause, the Texas legislature shall immediately:

* Texas shall license qualified legal paraprofessionals and legal apprenticeships, upon proper testing, to provided limited legal services and document preparation in family law, consumer debt and justice court cases – 2083-131

* Texas shall mandate audio and video in all courtrooms in all cases and in their entirety. Audio and video recordings shall be made available to the parties in the case and be accessible by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct at all times the court is in session – 2083-121

* The State of Texas shall demand judicial financial disclosure. All donations made to a judge while a case is in front of him/her by a participating party shall be made available to the parties when a case has commenced – 2083-123

* The Director for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct shall be elected by the People of the State – 2083-124

* Parties filing for a claim with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct shall have access to file in additional locations to the Austin office and online – 2083-126

* The State of Texas shall have a direct election of all Texas judges. No Gubernatorial appointments or Associate Judges will be allowed unless elected – 2083-133

* Probate Judges shall be employed by the State of Texas, not the county – 2083-125

* A Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) shall be present and on the record for all in-camera hearings. All CSRs shall be hired by the Regional Administrative Judge. There shall be zero transcript charges allowed for an official CSR while on duty within the 40-hour week. Charging for transcripts is allowed if outside of the 40-hour week – 2083-122

02/13/2026

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS - DISSENTING STATEMENT - February 13, 2026 - Presiding Judge David Schenck

A dissent was issued today that we all need to be aware of. A trial judge in Collin County was having a romantic affair with the District Attorney of Collin County, and they were responsible for this man's prosecution. This is deeply disturbing. How many were prosecuted during the long-term affair? This case is from more than 30 years ago. We are seeing the corruption more and more, in every county. How do we clean up this system? At Texans for Judicial Accountability, we started with the last legislative session and were able to get SB 293 through, and the voters helped get Constitutional Amendment 12 (SJR 27) through. We have much to do. Thank you Judge Schenck for your dissent.

11/26/2025

SCJC suspends Brown county judge with multiple felony charges.

Judge Shane Britton has been suspended without pay as he faces accusations of assaulting a public servant and using his office to shield suspects from arrest.

11/05/2025

Final vote. We did it!

11/05/2025

Early vote!

11/04/2025

Today is the day WE can start cleaning up our judicial system! Go VOTE for Proposition Number 12!

10/28/2025

Fred Tate for Texas served on the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and he is voting YES on Proposition 12. Let’s all join him!

As someone who served on the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, I’ve seen firsthand how important accountability and balance are in maintaining trust in our courts.

That’s why I’m supporting Proposition 12 on this November’s ballot. Prop 12 strengthens public oversight of the judiciary by ensuring that a majority of the commission’s members are citizens appointed from outside the judicial system. This change helps put the power back into the hands of the people, where it belongs.

Texans deserve a system that is fair, transparent, and accountable to those it serves. Vote YES TODAY on Proposition 12 and help keep our courts working for the people of Texas!

10/23/2025

Great article on Prop 12! Vote YES!

Texans are voting on Proposition 12, a constitutional amendment to boost judicial transparency and accountability.

09/07/2025

Vote YES on Number 12 in November.

09/04/2025

Look forward to seeing you there!