The Mayor of Dickinson is responding to allegations of illegally withholding public information affecting taxpayers.

The claims date back years, accusing government officials of not being transparent about information that citizens have the right to know, including land deals and official recordings.

The charges against the judge accused of unlawfully arresting former TV journalist Wayne Dolcefino have been dropped, according to the Fort Bend District Attorney.

Veteran former T.V. Journalist Wayne Dolcefino is calling on the state agency that investigates judicial misconduct to take disciplinary action against Harris County Judge Darrell Jordan.

HOUSTON As the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb across the area and officials ramp up testing and contact tracing efforts, a Houston-based consulting firm is asking questions about the information regarding those cases. We told them we dont want any medical information... Tell me where you found evidence of community spread, he said. But some city leaders said that type of information cant be released as a matter of health privacy laws and more. When we last looked at it, what the group told me was that they werent really finding any one particular place, nor the type of place. But they wont give us information, safety information that could protect people, he said.

HOUSTON – A courtroom confrontation that lasted only two minutes landed a well-known former investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino behind bars. Dolcefino recorded the video with a pen camera while pressing Harris County Criminal Court Judge Darrell Jordan for answers regarding legal documents Dolcefino requested from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. ”Judge Jordan was tasked with appointing special prosecutors to do their job. “At the time, Wayne walked in the court and had his exchange with Judge Jordan. KPRC 2 reached out to Judge Jordan for comment on the story.

HOUSTON – On Tuesday, well-known investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino was charged with contempt of court and sentenced to three days in jail and six months probation. According to court documents, Dolcefino went up to Judge Darrell Jordan as he sat on the bench and demanded to interview him. Wice argued Dolcefino was not technically in contempt of court. However, Judge Jordan begged to differ. He says Dolcefino will not get special treatment for being a well-known journalist.

HOUSTON – Investigative journalist Wayne Dolcefino was arrested and jailed Tuesday afternoon after being found in contempt of court by Harris County Criminal Court at Law 16 Judge Darrell W. Jordan. Sources told KPRC 2′s Phil Archer that Dolcefino went to court Tuesday to ask about a request to have investigators assigned to several cases he is working on. “The spectator (Dolcefino) was disrupting court, he was warned 3X: have a seat or leave courtroom. Upon final warning, Judge stated he would be held in custody, to which spectator responded: ‘Do what you have to do,‘” a court document reads. Dolcefino was found guilty of the charge and was sentenced to 3 days in Harris County Jail and a $500 fine.