Jim Mentzel & Phil Seay Re-File

Jim Mentzel & Phil Seay Re-File
According to MISD, as of today, incumbents Jim Mentzel and Phil Seay have re-filed for re-election.

The deadline to file is March 12 at 5 p.m. at the MISD Administration Building. For those interested in fighting higher taxes, either one of these slots would be fodder for asking why – even after the state Legislature voted to reduce our taxes – our school boards in Ellis County went ahead and voted themselves a four-cent tax increase.

Keep it real simple: Mentzel and Seay voted for a tax increase after it took an act of the Legislature to force taxes down.

Paula Baucum files for City Council

Paula Baucum Files for Midlothian City Council
We can’t confirm this 100% yet, but rumors in Midlothian are floating that former councilwoman and 2004 mayoral candidate Paula Baucum has filed for Midlothian City Council.

Baucum most recently served as president of the Ellis County Republican Women’s chapter, but this is major political news if in fact she has filed. Rumors are that Councilman Jimmy Beaudoin will be moving out of the city limits (I wonder if he’ll soon be annexed though?) and will obviously, be unable to run for a second term.

How Paula responds to the major issue of the day in Midlothian – annexation – will be interesting. However, knowing her personally, I can vouch for her that she will be one of (like she was on the council) the most approachable council representatives in Ellis County.

See also: Rural Citizens Against Annexation, c/o David Lister 214-212-4573

Annexations

Midlothian-area homeowners, watch out: the preparation for being taken in by the city went from a three-year period to 90 days.

There are also issues dealing with County Attorney Joe Grubbs and his refusal to help these county residents coming soon. So many things, so many things. Stay tuned to The Midlothian Observer for future details…

Midlothian School Board Filings

2007 Midlothian School Board Filings
Given the fact that every big school district in Ellis County (Ennis, Midlothian, Red Oak, Waxahachie) voted last year to increase their tax rate an additional four cents when the state Legislature bought down the tax rate 33%, there is not one single reason that any of those tax-increasing trustees deserve re-election. The only exceptions are of course any trustee who voted against the move.

Even after the Legislature forced the tax rate to decrease, administrators and superintendents recommended that trustees increase tax rates anyway. The Legislature granted a four-cent “wiggle room” margin, and all of the major ISDs in Ellis County took advantage of it. Citizens, when those incumbent trustees come knocking on your doors, put them on the spot about this. Not a single one deserves to be re-elected. Know of someone running? Send your info to elliscountyobserver@hotmail.com.

Corruption in Cleburne ISD – Links to Ellis County?

Corruption in Cleburne Finally Getting an Airing
It took blogs, independent Ellis County Press-like newspaper coverage, federal involvement, and WFAA-Channel 8, but the corruption in the Cleburne ISD is finally getting attention from the cover-up daily. It’s milked with bias, but that’s typical for papers that are controlled and influenced by the entities they cover.

Why is this important for Ellis County? Because Johnson County shares many allies – both politically and spiritually – with some residents there. Not only that, but enough local blog coverage of this and pretty soon, Google searches will start popping up with names, dates and places, but mainly names…

`You Should Know’
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Woman Disputes Midlothian Police Account of Weekend Events
Well, surprise, surprise. Someone in Midlothian disputes what the police department has been doing and has said in local newspapers (those owned by the Waxahachie Daily Light).

A guy was killed in Midlothian by another man’s baseball bat. This woman who disputes the events as told by the MPD said force was unjustified on an unknown man. She witnessed the event and said the MPD surrounded the house armed with rifles and what not.W

ell, The Ellis County Observer/Midlothian Observer has documented extensively the turmoil in the MPD relating to:

MPD issues arrest reports, but on numerous open records request attempts, MPD responds with “no such arrest records exist for this person”;

MPD Chief Steve Campbell has no official oath of office as authorized by the Texas Constitution, Art. 16, Sec. 1;

Overuse of tactical officers and equipment for a man who shot at four officers last year from his apartment; honestly, the scene looked like the ATF raid on the Branch Davidians church in Waco in 1993;

Illegal and unlawful searches and seizures conducted by MPD officers, litigated by Midlothian attorney Todd Phillippi on one high-profile case (charges later dismissed due to the illegality of the warrants), on numerous occasions

Trying to remember some more The Ellis County Observer has documented; if I’ve missed one, kindly post the info

See, if the establishment press would stop covering up all the time for these entities, alternatives such as The Ellis County/Midlothian Observer wouldn’t exist.

Municipal Judge on Trial – Feb. 9 @ 9 a.m.
A hearing in Court at Law No. 2 Judge Gene Calvert’s courtroom on Friday, Feb. 9 @ 9 a.m. will be convened to discuss the (a) legality, (b) Constitutionality, (c) jurisdiction and prior cases of Waxahachie Municipal Judge Sylvia Lopez Beaver, who has collected $4.8 million in revenue unlawfully for the city since 1997, according to records obtained by The Ellis County Observer.

Beaver, like Midlothian Municipal Judge Roy Vaughn, is unlawfully seated according to Article 16, Section 1 of the Texas Constitution. All public officials, appointed or elected, must have an official oath of office on file (Vaughn has neither); there are two sections, one dealing with the duties of the office, and the other (b) dealing with accepting bribes. Section B of Beaver’s oath was filed in July of last year. She had Section A, but Section B dealing with bribery was filed after The Ellis County Observer made public (for at least a solid year) the discoveries.

A Waxahachie lawyer contacted The Ellis County Observer late last year and showed five court cases that court of appeal judges ruling that actions by municipal judges without oaths are either “void” or “voidable.” The state Supreme Court has yet to take up a case as of yet, but Friday morning will be a true hearing on this matter.

In Ferris several years ago, the city council at the time fired the municipal judge after it was learned that he didn’t have an official oath of office.

The Ellis County Observer will hold these so-called “judges” accountable, and the police officers that carry out their orders.