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WilCo Lawsuit Settlement: Public Information Politics

County commissioners approve settlement of 2005 lawsuit by former sheriff’s office lieutenants against Sheriff James Wilson and county, but why did plaintiffs settle for nothing?

by Patricia J. Ruland March 1, 2007September 30, 2025

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WilCo Sheriff’s Office Lawsuit: ‘Stuff rolls downhill’

Williamson Co. and its sheriff, James Wilson, could stand trial on civil charges for violating the First Amendment rights of two former deputies and the Texas Whistleblower Act

by Patricia J. Ruland November 10, 2006September 30, 2025

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Petty Nastiness in WilCo

After more than a year of legal wrangling, federal judge sets date for jury to decide whether Williamson Co. Sheriff James Wilson demoted former WCSO officers Barry Simmons and Ralph Fisher in retaliation for reporting wrongdoing within department and/or for supporting Wilson’s rival, former sheriff Jim Wilson