Showing posts with label Austin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Austin. Show all posts

Sunday, December 4, 2022

COMING SOON! How to keep your Homeowners Association Great!

With both Texas and Florida gearing up for their respective 2023 legislative sessions, County Examiner is pleased to announce a new section of online resources that affect the rights of residents who choose to live in a property owners association. 
 
We're also keeping an eye on what legislation gets filed for consideration in both Austin and Tallahassee. And if we come across court cases or interesting stories the team will highlight them here too.

But first a bit of a primer and the disclaimer: the team behind County Examiner is not comprised of lawyers but we are American citizens with a right to educate ourselves and be knowledgeable of our rights should we choose to live in a common interest community.
 
In Texas the website of the State Law Library provides a legal research guide to understanding "property associations" or what many refer to as a "homeowners association" defined in Section 202.001 of the Texas Property Code. If your property owners association has registered as a non-profit the Secretary of State website will allow you to search and view for your associations articles of incorporation and other documents related to its formation.

In Florida Section 718 and Section 720 provide procedures for how your condominium and homeowners associations should be operating. And in Florida the Department of State is your resource for searching and viewing your associations articles of incorporation and other documents.
 
 
 
 



 

Friday, November 22, 2019

President Trump remarks after touring Apple facilities in Austin, Texas

On November 20, 2019 President Donald J. Trump spoke to reporters after touring the Apple facility in Austin, Texas with CEO Tim Cook.

Courtesy of C-SPAN:




Office of the Press Secretary
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
AFTER TOUR OF APPLE MANUFACTURING PLANT

Flextronics International Ltd.
Austin, Texas
 
3:52 P.M. CST

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you very much.  It's an honor to be here.  We're seeing the beginning of a very powerful and important plant.  And anybody that followed my campaign, I would always talk about Apple -- that I want to see Apple building plants in the United States.  And that’s what's happening.  And having -- Tim Cook is somebody that I greatly respect -- a great leader, a great businessman.  And it's a very special day.  For me, this is a very special day.

     Our country is doing well, probably better than ever before, certainly from the standpoint of the economy.  And we're in a state that I love: Texas.
 

Friday, August 30, 2019

Austin, TX: previously convicted felon sentenced for firearm possession, fraud conspiracy

When you read the press release published by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, you'll understand why County Examiner keeps an eye on credit, debit card expiration dates, reviews credit card and bank statements daily, and places a hold on mail delivery prior to travelling out-of-town.

CE and her hubby check their mailbox daily and always deposit outgoing mail inside the post office or an authorized post office drop.


(Austin, TX) In Austin today, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced 28–year–old Austin resident Douglas Ryan Dahl to 51 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud using information obtained from stolen mail, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Houston Division.  Dahl also was ordered to pay $3,559.78 in restitution.
According to court documents, between about January 1, and December 25, 2018, Dahl conspired with others to obtain money and goods through fraudulent use of stolen and fraudulently obtained PII.  Dahl obtained mail stolen by other individuals who pried open mail receptacles in the Austin, Texas area.  Dahl was found with thousands of pieces of mail from hundreds of different victims. With a laptop and laser printer, Dahl used the personally identifying information taken from the victims of the stolen mail to create fake, temporary driver’s licenses bearing Dahl’s photograph.  Dahl was found driving a 2014 Ford Taurus in December 2018 that he purchased after obtaining $25,000 in financing using stolen personal identification information.  A temporary Texas Driver’s License was found in the car in the victim’s name but bearing Dahl’s photo.  At the time, Dahl, a convicted felon, possessed a Glock Model 19 9mm handgun and a Remington 12 gauge shotgun.

Saturday, July 13, 2019

From the Inbox: Did Dallas County's $1.1 Billion Bond Really Pass?



July 12, 2019 Austin, Texas - The largest community college district bond election ever attempted in Texas history, and the fourth largest bond overall, is being contested in a Dallas court.   Analysis of the official results by election integrity advocacy groups show numerous tabulation discrepancies that are enough to completely discredit the officially reported results.

Experts are sorting through a myriad of inconsistent election reports, computerized audit logs, conflicting tabulation numbers and sordid accounts of an environment rife with lawlessness, according to court documents.

The over 4,600 page election petition details that eyewitnesses, official Dallas County central counting station watchers, directly observed tabulation errors, illegalities and potential fraud.  

The bond election was reported to have passed with 71.46% in favor. Yet, election contest court documents cite, "While the margin of victory appears large, when electronic vote tabulation manipulations, mistakes, errors or fraud occurs, the vote spread knows no bounds."



The 18-page election contest filed in Dallas County District Court in June, asserts that the enormity of electronic vote tabulation errors and illegalities makes it impossible to determine the bond election’s true outcome.  As such, a Dallas court is being asked to evaluate the evidence and declare the election void and order a new one. 

Analysts have begun unraveling what seems to be a $1.1 Billion-dollar election gone wrong. The detailed election contest contains over 4,000 pages of exhibits and evidence.

"The reported results for early voting and election day don't add up - the math is way off,” said Dr. Laura Pressley, Ph.D., and founder of True Texas Elections, LLC. “Because of the electronic vote tabulation discrepancies and reported illegalities, the official results of the $1Billion Dallas bond election are in question."



The Dallas Court is being asked to evaluate eyewitness reports and computerized tabulation irregularities and illegalities and declare the election void:

  • Early voting flash memory cards without security seals were left unattended without security personnel (a violation of the Texas Election Code and the Texas Secretary of State Advisory 2018-34).

  • Presiding judge or alternative judge were absent during the electronic download of early voting data (a violation of Texas’ Election Code Section 127.005).

  • Official watchers at Dallas County central counting station, report compelling evidence that a parallel central counting station may have been set up in another part of the building, where significant election tabulation events were potentially being conducted out of the view of official central counting station watchers (a violation of Texas Election Code 33.056).

  • Widespread use of wireless networks and computers, with wireless signals being documented when votes were downloaded and tabulated (in violation of Texas Election Code 129.054). Official watcher observed unlabeled grey ethernet cables running to the equipment, and a blue ethernet cable running between a wall drop and one of the tabulation system boxes on a rack. When asked why? Election officials replied, “I can’t really tell you. That’s why we rely on a contractor.”



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