Citizen Engagement
Smith County/Tyler Area Government Issues
FOUND: Smith County Justice of the Peace Prec. 2 Backlogged Cases Growing!
Smith County Justice of the Peace Prec. 2Backlogged Cases Growing! YOU BE THE JUDGE — LOOK AT THE RECORD:Data Source:Smith County FY 2026 Adopted Budget [09/09/25], page 123: Civil and Criminal Court Case Annual Reports (productivity reports for JP Courts) from...
83 DAYS and STILL NO ROAD BOND PROJECT RECORDS
Smith County Judge Franklin and Commissioners, this is unacceptable!Grassroots America filed a Public Information Request on November 6 to inspect existing Road Bond documents — records the public is legally entitled to review. What followed has been a masterclass in...
BREAKING NEWS — Call for Forensic Audit of Smith County
Grassroots America says “Enough is enough! We are determined to get truth and justice for Smith County taxpayers”
Request for Cooperation Relating to Our Recommended Forensic and Compliance Audit of Smith County Financial Records and Associated Reports
County Judge Neal Franklin & Commissioners: Cooperate with Forensic & Compliance Audit, Put a Moratorium on New Streets, Prioritize Completing Road Bond Projects
Salary and benefits payments to an incarcerated county elected official?
We raise a simple – yet vitally important – legal matter regarding the continuation of salary and benefits payments to an incarcerated county elected official…
Grassroots America: “Shockingly Unprofessional, Unacceptable, Embarrassing, and Disrespectful to Taxpayers”
“In 33 years, I have never witnessed such a shocking failure as this year’s budget process in Smith County. County Judge Neal Franklin and the Commissioners have never had one public discussion to set the spending boundaries for the 2026 budget nor have they ever attempted to cast a unified vision for what this budget should achieve for the taxpayers…
Who’s Accountable?
March 14, 2025After Smith County Commissioners Court Respondsto Our Questions on Road Bond Projects,Reasonable, Unanswered Questions Remain!On...
Smith County Commissioners Court Responds
Contacts: Tom Fabry, Board Member, Local Watchdog Committee Chair | (817) 721-6701JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director, former County Commissioner |...
Grassroots America Calls for Public Accounting of Smith County Road Bond Projects
Contacts: Tom Fabry, Board Member, Local Watchdog Committee Chair | (817) 721-6701JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director, former County Commissioner |...
