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Gabe Roth of Fix the Court in an editorial composition about access to judicial financial disclosures

October 16, 2026

Gabe Roth’s advocacy for accessible judicial disclosures, the database Congress required in 2022, and what readers can learn from the records today.
Photo-based editorial portrait of Senator Joan Huffman, author of Texas SB 293.

October 13, 2026

Texas changed judicial discipline and funded staffing and technology. The public record establishes the reforms, but their effect on complaint outcomes needs separate evidence.
Editorial illustration of Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder beside generic court-record folders for The Arnold Yan Files, Part 8.

October 12, 2026

The court records behind Arnold Yan’s removal petition against Tarrant County District Clerk Tom Wilder, the clerk’s response and the decisions denying relief.
The west exterior of Houston’s 1910 Harris County Courthouse, photographed in April 2017.

October 8, 2026

Two Houston appellate decisions show why an undisclosed arbitrator relationship can undo one award while another survives—and why consumers need clear disclosures before the result is final.
Archival exterior of the Supreme Court Building in Austin, which houses the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

October 6, 2026

The SCJC meets October 7 in Austin. Confirmed registration details, the hearing’s purpose, and how to prepare a focused comment about judicial oversight.
Client-supplied Arnold Yan Files number seven artwork about David Evans and visiting-judge assignments; editorial composition, not a hearing photograph.

October 5, 2026

Arnold Yan challenged a visiting-judge assignment. Part 7 examines David Evans’s administrative role, Yan’s published motion and what the available record does—and does not—establish.
Nina Kohn testifying before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging on April 18, 2018.

October 2, 2026

Nina Kohn’s Senate testimony and model-law work confront excessive guardianship powers, unreasonable fees and weak oversight. A Friday Heroes profile.
Diane Dimond in a Friday Heroes graphic titled Exposing Guardianship Abuse

September 25, 2026

Diane Dimond investigates guardianship abuse, financial exploitation and failures of court oversight. Our Friday Heroes profile examines her documented work.

September 21, 2026

Part 6 of the Arnold Yan Files separates judicial assignment, court rulings and recordkeeping—and asks which documents establish each official’s role.
Editorial illustration of Meg Miller in the existing Friday Heroes thumbnail for her Stand With Meg profile.

September 18, 2026

How Meg Miller’s Stand With Meg platform collects family-court accounts, publishes advocacy resources and seeks reform—with limits on what those reports establish.