Brown County Judge Alan Shane Britton resigned from office in lieu of disciplinary action on October 21, 2026, and is now prohibited from serving as a judge or performing judicial duties in Texas.
State Commission on Judicial Conductissuing disciplinary agreement
The facts
Britton signed voluntary disciplinary agreement on October 21, 2026.1
Britton is prohibited from serving as judge or performing judicial duties in Texas.1
Complaints filed April 9 and 15, 2024 alleged Britton used prestige of office to protect criminal defendants he represented as attorney in divorce cases from criminal warrants.1
Complaint filed November 4, 2025 alleged Britton represented his wife as attorney in their divorce case.1
Britton was suspended without pay on November 25.1
Brown County jury indicted Britton on November 20, 2025.1
Commission made no findings of fact or legal conclusions regarding the allegations.1
Who said what
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Complaints filed April 9, 2024 and April 15, 2024 Britton used prestige of office to protect criminal defendants he represented as attorney in divorce cases from criminal warrants in his court.1
Complaint filed November 4, 2025 Britton represented his wife as licensed attorney in their divorce case.1
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Brown County judge resigns in lieu of disciplinary action, cannot serve in Texas
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A lawsuit filed in Potter County alleges Amazon and other defendants failed to address safety risks involving an Amazon Relay truck that struck a vehicle head-on on U.S. Highway 287, killing Air Force airman Noah Leyman and seriously injuring his wife.
$more than $1 million for monetary relief sought
Noah Leyman, deceased plaintiff, active-duty Air Force member; Jurnee Scott Leyman, plaintiff, active-duty Air Force member, seriously injured; Firdavs Kubaev, truck driver, defendant and 8 more
A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit against McDonald's alleging consumer deception over McRib sandwich meat content can move forward. The lawsuit, filed by four customers in December 2025, claims McDonald's misleads customers about the sandwich's ingredients.
U.S. District Judge April Perry, Federal judge who ruled on the case; McDonald's, Defendant in the lawsuit
A Harris County grand jury indicted ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he drove into Miguel Parra Hernandez during a vehicle pursuit in Houston on October 10, 2026.
Mario Alberto Morales, ICE officer indicted; Miguel Parra Hernandez, pedestrian struck by vehicle; Sean Teare, Harris County District Attorney and 2 more
US District Judge Ada Brown, a federal judge in Dallas, failed to appear on Friday for an investigative interview ordered as part of a judicial conduct proceeding against her. She faced allegations of abandoning her docket and other misconduct claims.
Ada Brown, US District Judge in Dallas; Fifth Circuit, Federal judicial body overseeing the proceedings; Judicial investigators, Investigators in the conduct proceeding
The Dallas Morning News published an op-ed on October 31 by Suzanne Bellsnyder endorsing Democrat Gina Hinojosa without disclosing that Bellsnyder was a paid consultant to Hinojosa's campaign. An editor's note was added November 1 admitting the omission.
$$57,000 for consulting payments
Suzanne Bellsnyder, op-ed author, paid consultant to Gina Hinojosa campaign; Gina Hinojosa, Democrat legislator endorsed in op-ed; The Dallas Morning News, newspaper that published op-ed without disclosure
Vehicle emissions testing began in Bexar County on November 1, 2026. Gasoline-powered vehicles between 2 and 24 model years old must pass an annual emissions test as part of vehicle registration. The testing affects nearly 2 million vehicles in the county.
$$18.50 for emissions inspection test fee
Albert Uresti, Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector; Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, State agency overseeing emissions testing; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, State agency administering emissions program
The National Weather Service issued Tornado Watch 701 for eight counties in northern Texas and 39 Oklahoma counties, effective until 10 p.m. Central time on November 2. No tornado has been reported.
The Texas Water Development Board reported that drought conditions continued to decline, with the extent of drought at its smallest in ten weeks as of October 27. Drought coverage in Texas fell to 68% from 70% the previous week, with improvements in the Panhandle, north central and West Texas offsetting degradations in East Texas.
Texas Water Development Board, reported drought conditions