Jaime Cortes Poll
FACTpac Slate
The Fund Against Corruption in Texas endorses the following slate in the Democratic Party Primary Runoff:
Dale B. Tillery
District Judge, 134th Judicial District
(Juez del Distrito, Distrito Judicial Núm. 134)
Teresa Hawthorne
District Judge, 203rd Judicial District
Larry Duncan
County Judge
(Juez del Condado)
Hector H. Garza
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 5
(Juez, Corte Criminal del Condado Núm. 5)
Tina Yoo
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 8
(Juez, Corte Criminal del Condado Núm. 8)
Brenda Hull Thompson
Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
(Juez, Corte Testamentaria del Condado Núm. 1)
Beth Villarreal
Constable, Precinct No. 5
(Condestable, Precinto Núm. 5)
Congratualtions to the FACTpac Endorsed Candidates Who Won!
We would have preferred that all six of our endorsed candidates win, but FOUR WON!
FACTpac Endorsed Democratic Primary Runoff Winners:
Dale B. Tillery
District Judge, 134th Judicial District
Teresa Hawthorne
District Judge, 203rd Judicial District
Tina Yoo
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 8
Brenda Hull Thompson
Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
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A former Dallas County constable lieutenant facing felony charges that range from sexual assault to bribery has been released on a dramatically reduced bond – only weeks after a prosecutor successfully argued that his bond should be increased because he posed a "substantial flight risk." The reduced bond for Howard Watson, who was one of Precinct 5 Constable Jaime Cortes' top deputies, may signal he's cooperating with authorities who want to land bigger fish, legal experts say. "He learned to sing; that's fairly obvious," said University of Houston law professor John Douglass, who served as dean of the National College of District Attorneys for two decades. Douglass said his guess is that Watson cut a deal with prosecutors. Complete article at Dallas Morning News - April 8th, 2010 - Former Cortes aide is free after bail is lowered
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