Rockwall, TX-April 2, 2024 – Rockwall County Judge Frank New believes that the county is currently experiencing uncontrolled growth and development. He argues that this is the result of developers having too much control over the pace and scale of growth. According to Judge New, “The Texas Legislature has granted counties certain regulatory authority over […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 8, 2022) We are constantly being bombarded with conflicting stories. What do we believe and what do we attribute to the sensationalism of the media in their desire to increase their sphere of influence? The debate in Washington is never ending, and depending on whom you listen too, you may get a […]
HEATH/ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 7, 2022) Heath City Council members Brent Weaver, Donna Rolater, and Rich Krause are proud to announce their endorsement of Frank New for Rockwall County Judge. Having served side by side with Frank for the past several years, each of them feel they have had the opportunity to see for themselves exactly […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 27, 2022) The following was submitted by Rockwall/Heath resident Sherrill Lester after last night’s CANDIDATE FORUM at Liberty Hall, Rockwall County Courthouse. The forum was the first in a series of three Rockwall County Candidate Forums hosted by the Rockwall County Republican Party for the March 2022 Primary Election. The following candidates participated: […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 16, 2022) The Rockwall County Republican Party will host three Candidate Forums ahead of the March 1, 2022 Primary Election to help educate voters and provide an opportunity to get to know the candidates’ views and plans for the offices they seek. All candidates in every race are invited to participate. Each […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 15, 2021) Candidate for County Judge, John Beaman, shared the following message in a press release today: In Rockwall County, the county judge is essentially the presiding budget officer; as a matter of fact, Texas state law mandates this until the county population reaches 225,000, at which point in time the auditor […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 1, 2021) Rockwall County Republican Hispanic Club was pleased to host Dr. John Villarreal, “Dr. V.”, Rockwall ISD Superintendent. We appreciate his time and insights. His transparency on addressing concerns was valuable. Dr. V. addressed the county growth and noted that the RISD Bond package will prepare for increasing student population. David […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – July 1, 2020 – NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ROCKWALL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL MEET IN A SPECIAL MEETING ON JULY 2, 2020, AT 1 PM AT THE ROCKWALL COUNTY HISTORIC COURTHOUSE, 3rd FLOOR, 101 EAST RUSK, CITY OF ROCKWALL, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING: A) INVOCATION; Judge […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 14, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s District Chief of Staff Jason Ross presented a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol to County Judge David Sweet Monday at the Rockwall Commissioner’s Court meeting to thank him for his service to the community. “As the U.S. Representative of 18 counties in Northeast Texas, it’s […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 4, 2016) The DWI case involving Rockwall County Judge David Sweet was dropped Wednesday after a Rockwall County grand jury returned a “no bill” decision. In the grand jury process, a “no bill” is issued if the grand jury determines there is insufficient evidence to prosecute someone. Judge Sweet was arrested […]