The one overriding message for candidates, voters and the idly curious in North Texas after a primary elections? Don’t stay up for the results. Counting votes continued well into the night and Wednesday morning.
After a several-hour delay due to equipment failure, the results of the local 2022 Democratic and Republican primaries are in. There weren’t any real surprises outside of the county judge race. The biggest open seat once belonged to County Judge Glen Whitley, the longtime Republican head of the Tarrant County
If times were simpler, ballot choices would be public referenda on taxation, government policies, and spending priorities. And while those issues largely remain at the core of Tarrant County’s 2022 primaries, these are not simple times. The outcome of the Tuesday, March 1, election will determine what books will be
Peerwani and county officials had not previously announced the retirement but confirmed it on Friday.
Peerwani has been Tarrant County medical examiner since July 1979 and also serves as medical examiner for Parker, Denton and Johnson counties.
In November, Peerwani suspended his longtime top deputy, Dr. Marc Krause, from doing autopsies in murder cases after Krause missed a bullet in an exam and the victim’s body had to be exhumed. Peerwani later audited Krause’s work in 40 death investigations and found Krause made 59 mistakes. Krause left the office earlier this month.
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot was appointed special prosecutor and is investigating.