{"id":444392,"date":"2026-09-22T20:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/444392\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:38:14","slug":"court-refuses-to-remove-tarrant-county-judge-tim-ohare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/444392\/","title":{"rendered":"Court refuses to remove Tarrant County Judge Tim O\u2019Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/v-lon-burnam-vs-tim-ohare-case-dismissed-530p_00.00.06.06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">FORT WORTH, Texas &#8211; A Texas judge dismissed a lawsuit against Tarrant County Judge Tim O\u2019Hare.<\/p>\n<p>   Judge Tim O&#8217;Hare Sued <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What&#8217;s new:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Texas District Court judge ruled that former state Rep. Lon Burnam\u2019s allegations against O\u2019Hare did not amount to official acts of misconduct or incompetency under Texas law.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The case was dismissed and cannot be appealed.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Burnam filed the lawsuit earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He was demanding that O\u2019Hare be removed from office after he was kicked out of a Tarrant County Commissioner\u2019s Court meeting last month.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Burnam claimed he was removed and banned from future meetings for criticizing O\u2019Hare.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He was also arrested and charged with disruption of a meeting or procession.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790109494_328_image.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Lon Burham  (Tarrant County Jail)<\/p>\n<p>  Tarrant County Polling Locations Dispute <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The meeting in question was focused on the closure of more than 100 polling locations in the county ahead of this year\u2019s November midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">O\u2019Hare said the closure will save $1 million in taxpayer dollars, while opponents called the move a voter suppression tactic targeting areas where most residents are people of color.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story comes from a news release from Tarrant County officials and past news coverage.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/tarrant-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tarrant County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/politics\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Politics<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article FORT WORTH, Texas &#8211; A Texas judge dismissed a lawsuit against Tarrant County Judge Tim O\u2019Hare. 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