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https://watchtowerci.com Watchtower Consulting & Investigations 2026-08-10T06:34:37.181Z Watchtower Consulting & Investigations https://watchtowerci.com Independent investigative journalism covering matters of public interest across Texas. 100% funded by readers; no ads or sponsors. © 2026 Watchtower Consulting & Investigations <![CDATA[The City of Italy Fired Officer Kevin Oginski. A Councilmember Found Out From a Citizen.]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/08/the-city-of-italy-fired-officer-kevin-oginski-a-councilmember-found-out-from-a-citizen 2026-08-09T23:45:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy Paid $44,800 to Fix a Pump It Was Quoted $15,730 to Fix]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/07/italy-paid-44800-to-fix-a-pump-it-was-quoted-15730-to-fix 2026-07-31T13:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Who Runs Hawk Cove? Not the Council, According to the Council]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/07/who-runs-hawk-cove 2026-07-22T17:45:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[A Town of 1,400 Is Suddenly Moving Millions]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/07/a-town-of-1400-is-suddenly-moving-millions 2026-07-17T04:03:06.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Freedom at 250: The People I Have Met Who Were Arrested for Showing Up]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/07/freedom-at-250-arrested-for-showing-up 2026-07-04T23:35:24.252Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[The Mayor Warned About 'These People.' So We Called Him.]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/06/the-mayor-warned-about-these-people-so-we-called-him 2026-06-28T19:15:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Still Talking to Chief Gregory: An Update on Trinidad PD and the Side You May Be Missing]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/05/still-talking-to-chief-gregory-trinidad-pd-update 2026-05-26T23:30:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Federal Lawsuit Targets Carthage Over Veteran's 'God Bless Our Homeless Vets' Sign]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/05/carthage-gray-federal-lawsuit 2026-05-23T23:02:33.497Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Otto the Watchdog Sues the City of Trinidad, Chief Gregory, and Three Officers in Federal Court]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/05/otto-noles-federal-lawsuit-trinidad-police 2026-05-15T05:59:02.230Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Two Arrests, Water Quality Problems, and TOMA Violations: My Current Trinidad Timeline]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/05/two-arrests-water-quality-toma-violations-trinidad-timeline 2026-05-14T22:16:34.345Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Jennifer Combs Was Arrested on a State Jail Felony for a Facebook Post About Trinidad's Water. Here Is the Timeline of What I Know.]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/05/jennifer-combs-arrest-trinidad-water-timeline 2026-05-10T19:27:23.063Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy Council Candidate Shelby Browning Answers the 2026 Questionnaire]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/italy-council-candidate-shelby-browning-answers-the-questionnaire 2026-04-18T19:30:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy Council Candidate Quentin Dean Little Answers the 2026 Questionnaire]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/italy-council-candidate-quentin-dean-little-answers-the-questionnaire 2026-04-18T01:35:31.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Back in Kerens TX Talk, and What Comes Next]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/back-in-kerens-tx-talk 2026-04-13T05:30:27.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[A Note to Tool Residents on Officer Ochoa]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/a-note-to-tool-residents-on-officer-ochoa 2026-04-12T23:37:57.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[The Problem With BiCARBUS Is That It Works]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/the-problem-with-bicarbus-is-that-it-works 2026-04-12T18:56:56.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Kerens Council Candidate Jennifer Lynn Combs Releases Statement After Leaving Candidate Forum]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/kerens-candidate-combs-forum-statement 2026-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Statement From Italy Councilmember Billy Long]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/statement-from-italy-councilmember-billy-long 2026-04-10T14:33:26.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[What the Records Show: Officer Ochoa and the City of Tool]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/what-the-records-show-officer-ochoa-and-the-city-of-tool 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Former Officer Sues Seven Points, Mayor Betts, and Chief Katsoulas]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/former-officer-sues-seven-points-mayor-and-police-chief 2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy's Cleanup Day Locked Families Inside Upchurch Fields. The City Says "No Comment."]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/italys-cleanup-day-locked-families-inside-upchurch-fields-the-city-says-no-comment 2026-04-07T05:49:04.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy Said Shawn Holden and Charles Hyles Had 'Nothing to Do' with the Public Works Building. The City's Own Records Say Otherwise.]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/italys-public-works-building-cover-up 2026-04-05T19:37:57.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Exploring All Sides: A Conversation With Jerry Bannister]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/exploring-all-sides-a-conversation-with-jerry-bannister 2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[TCEQ Says Italy Had Approval. The Council Never Knew.]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/04/tceq-says-italy-had-approval-the-council-never-knew 2026-04-02T22:47:41.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Kerens ISD School Board: A Model of Transparency in Small-Town Texas]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/kerens-isd-school-board-a-model-of-transparency 2026-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Enough Is Enough, Paul Sessions of Seven Points]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/enough-is-enough-paul-sessions-of-seven-points 2026-03-29T04:59:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy's Council Said No to a Water Treatment System. It Got Installed Anyway.]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/italys-council-said-no-to-a-water-treatment-system-it-got-installed-anyway 2026-03-28T22:27:57.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Seven Points Finally Passes a Budget After 170 Days of Crisis]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/seven-points-finally-passes-a-budget 2026-03-28T01:38:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[No Property Taxes, No Cameras, No Thanks]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/no-property-taxes-no-cameras-no-thanks 2026-03-27T06:21:19.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Jason Patrick on Hubbard's Future: Water Lines, Sewer, the School Bond, and Lake One Questions]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/jason-patrick-on-hubbards-future 2026-03-26T17:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[The Community Fights the Fire]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/the-community-fights-the-fire 2026-03-26T08:45:13.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[The Numbers on the Wall: What Tool's Fire Department Data Actually Shows]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/the-numbers-on-the-wall 2026-03-24T14:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Both Sides of the Fire]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/both-sides-of-the-fire 2026-03-24T06:16:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Tool's Fire Department Is Fighting for Its Life]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/03/tools-fire-department-is-fighting-for-its-life 2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy EDC Discusses Bid Process for 101 E. Main Street Demolition]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/italy-edc-discusses-demolition-bid-process 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[I Asked Hubbard for Their Open Meetings Training Records]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/hubbard-open-meetings-training-records 2026-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[2026 Election Candidate Questionnaire]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/2026-candidate-questionnaire 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[I Sat Down with Italy's Top Chief Candidate]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/i-sat-down-with-italys-top-chief-candidate 2026-02-19T16:30:00.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[I've Been Doing My Homework, Seven Points]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/ive-been-doing-my-homework-seven-points 2026-02-19T13:07:11.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Goodlow Election: Five Candidates and an Unfinished Audit]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/five-candidates-file-goodlow-city-council 2026-02-19T12:01:12.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Italy Candidate Forum Update]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/italy-candidate-forum-update 2026-02-19T11:07:39.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Five Candidates File for Hubbard City Council]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/five-candidates-file-hubbard-city-council 2026-02-17T23:28:51.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Bringing a Candidate Forum to Italy]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/bringing-a-candidate-forum-to-italy 2026-02-17T23:19:41.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Leaving Italy, Not the Fight]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/leaving-italy-not-the-fight 2026-02-17T00:26:23.000Z

Ron Helms <![CDATA[Seven Thoughts for Seven Points]]> https://watchtowerci.com/2026/02/seven-thoughts-for-seven-points 2026-02-15T19:33:05.000Z

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