Dallas County Commissioners narrowly voted to oust their longest-serving member from his juvenile justice board seat following weeks of division between two.
Local Republicans say the electronic voting system being used may have counted more votes than were actually cast in the 2022 election, despite the Dallas County Elections Department’s saying that is not the case.
As a commissioner, Koch said he wanted to withhold the county portion of district judges’ salaries until their case backlog was whittled down. Now, he's there and says he expects to be held to the same level of accountability.
Dallas County commissioners say it's an effort to reduce jail overcrowding under the current policy. A low-risk inmate would need to have two references to be eligible for pre-trial release. Under the approved change, that will be lowered to one reference.