Infomaniacs: April 06, 2015 (6:00am)

Two people are facing felony drug charges after police found PCP during a traffic stop. 30-year-old Anteria Nicole Jackson was pulled over around 12:30am Tuesday morning near Wellborn Road and Villa Maria Road after failing to signal and failure to come to a complete stop. While Jackson was being arrested for Driving Without A Valid License, she was found with 32.51 grams of liquid PCP and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Penalty Group 1, 4-200 grams). She is free on $20,000 bond. It was her 15th booking in the Brazos County Jail. The passenger, 45-year-old Raymond Jose Jackson, was shown to have three outstanding warrants out of Williamson County for Driving While Intoxicated, Driving With An Invalid License, and Possession of Marijuana. Officers say he resisted as they tried to take him into custody. Raymond Jackson was arrested on his outstanding warrants and charged with Evading Arrest and Resisting Arrest. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.

Media Release 10/29/2026:   (AUSTIN, TX) – The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Clerk and the Clerk’s Director of Communications for running racially discriminatory advertisements. The Harris County Clerk’s office used Meta’s ad tools to intentionally target its “Get Out the Vote” style ads to certain racial and ethnic groups while avoiding targeting other demographics.    By classifying based upon race when advertising to provide Harris County voters with election information, the County Clerk’s office exceeded its authority. It engaged in racially discriminatory advertising in an effort to increase voter turnout among particular races and ethnicities, but not others.    The Office of the Attorney General identified racial discrimination in the County Clerk’s targeting of their “Get Out the Vote” advertisements on Instagram and Facebook. Meta’s platforms allow advertisers to “select the demographics, interests and behaviors of people they want to see their ads.” Publicly available advertising data shows that the County Clerk’s office intentionally directed these ads to certain racial and ethnic groups, but avoided similarly targeting other groups. Meta’s Ad Library shows that the Harris County Clerk’s office spent an estimated $43,429 in the past thirty days on one set of advertisements that it set to be shown preferentially to certain populations.    Because Attorney General Ken Paxton is a candidate on the November ballot, he has recused himself from the lawsuit. The State of Texas brings this action through the Office of the Attorney General. The State brings this ultra vires suit to ensure that all Texans have an equal opportunity to be informed of and participate in the electoral process, regardless of race or demographic.    To read the filing, click here.  Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.

The Brazos County Republican Party recently issued a resolution of condemnation against Bryan Mayor Pro-Tem James Edge. This comes after Edge publicly endorsed the Democratic Party candidate for United States Senate, James Talarico. The PDF order is attached at the end of this story. Here is the text from the organization released 10/29/2026: On the evening of October 3rd, the CEC of the Brazos County Republican Party approved a Resolution of Condemnation of James Edge, Mayor Pro-tem of the City of Bryan, Texas and City Councilmen Place 3, regarding the Democratic endorsement of United States Senate Candidate for the State of Texas, James Talarico. Mr. Edge, a former long time District Staff member of Republican Congressional House Member Bill Flores, fundraiser and long time party member, made the choice to not only endorse but Co-Chair “Republicans for Talarico” in an effort to use his resources and energy to ensure a radical Democratic prevails over a Republican for the United States Senate seat of The State of Texas. His previous, long term efforts for the Republican Party and advocacy for Conservative values makes his decision only more confusing and thus demands a clear and concise response. Additionally by use of the title of “Republican”, Mr. Edge has by his own actions, subverted and hijacked our Party’s name for his own personal political goals. This, specifically, is rejected by The Brazos County Republican Party. The title of “Republican” belongs to the members there-of and is not to be used to manipulate or confuse the public. James Talarico, should he win, might very well be the deciding vote on the passage of radical left policy’s that do not reflect Texas cultural and faith values. None of the positions held by him and thus endorsed and or supported for the United States Senate by Mr. Edge, reflect any of the Republican Party of Texas stated values nor a self described “conservative”. For the reasons described above and endorsed below and approved by the CEC membership of the Brazos County GOP, it is resolved: REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BRAZOS COUNTY County Executive Committee (CEC) RESOLUTION OF CONDEMNATION Concerning the public endorsement of the Democratic nominee for United States Senate by Bryan City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem James Edge WHEREAS, James Edge serves as a member of the Bryan City Council and currently holds the office of Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Bryan, Texas; and WHEREAS, on or about September 10, 2026, the campaign of James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for United States Senate from Texas, publicly announced the formation of a group styled “Republicans for Talarico” and identified Mr. Edge as a founding member, listing him by his municipal offices and as a former Republican Party of Texas state convention delegate; and WHEREAS, in the statement attributed to him in that announcement, Mr. Edge described himself as a lifelong conservative Republican and stated that he is proud to support the Democratic nominee in the November 2026 general election; and WHEREAS, Ken Paxton is the nominee of the Republican Party of Texas for United States Senate, having been selected by the Republican primary voters of this state, including the Republican primary voters of Brazos County; and WHEREAS, the Republican Party of Brazos County exists to organize, support, and elect the nominees of the Republican Party, and the County Executive Committee is charged with carrying that purpose forward on behalf of the Republican primary voters of this county; and WHEREAS, Mr. Edge’s endorsement was made publicly, in his own name, and with express reference to his standing as a Republican and to the offices he holds in Brazos County, and was distributed statewide and nationally in that form; and WHEREAS, the members of this County Executive Committee are elected by Republican primary voters and owe those voters a clear statement of the Party’s position when a person publicly identified with this county’s Republican electorate campaigns for the opposing party’s nominee; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Brazos County hereby expresses its formal condemnation of the public endorsement by James Edge of the Democratic nominee for United States Senate; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Committee reaffirms its support for the nominees of the Republican Party of Texas as chosen by Republican primary voters, and its commitment to working for their election in November 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Committee recognizes the right of every citizen to vote his or her conscience, and directs this resolution solely to the public campaign activity described above and not to any private ballot choice; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is an expression of the sense of this Committee only. It is not a censure under Rule No. 44 of the Rules of the Republican Party of Texas, it is not submitted to the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) for concurrence, and it carries no penalty, sanction, or effect upon ballot access under those Rules; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of this Committee shall transmit a true copy of this resolution to Mr. Edge at his address of record and shall enter it in the minutes of this meeting; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that this resolution takes effect upon its adoption. Adopted by the County Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Brazos County on this 3rd day of October, 2026, by a vote of: 19 in favor, 1 opposed, 0 abstaining.   Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.