The Smith County Commissioner’s Court is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to consider whether they should deduct County Clerk ...

The scam text appears to be from the Harris County District Clerk's Office, either demanding payment for a “toll fee" or a ...

The Smith County Commissioners Court took no action Tuesday related to a possible salary deduction of Smith County Clerk ...

The potential salary increase — which would've raised her pay from $179,000 a year to $260,000 a year — appeared to die after ...

The Smith County Commissioners Court could vote Tuesday to deduct the salary of Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips for time spent in jail.

District Clerk Marilyn Burgess stressed that her office does not request payments by text message. The Harris County District ...

Smith County Commissioners considered deducting the time Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips spent in jail from her salary on Tuesday. According to the county, Phillips ...

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Recipients of the fraudulent text messages may be told they have an outstanding traffic ticket or a toll fee, according to the district clerk's website.

Smith County will seek intervention from the state legislature when it comes to paying an official during their jailtime for ...

Phillips filed an open records request to see if employees who were arrested and convicted of crimes had their pay deducted because of their criminal acts.

A problem at a Plano-based vendor has caused a "severe slowdown" for attorneys and courts trying to file documents electronically in Tarrant County, a court official said Tuesday. The problem is also ...