Tag: government accountability

  • The Password Problem No One Is Answering

    Why “They Just Hacked It” Is Not a Serious Explanation Consider the following password: Uk$&5SlV[sSkGlAqP@.%ysP&!5M)vv6iD!D^~j5,0.nAN^#[JbxX9t?DHhVa15U_i6lBdsPJXjMAe8k28Znbr3ygwB_9Rap0[e That is a 100-character password, composed of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols—drawn from the full printable ASCII character set. This password is not used alone. It is paired with Google Authenticator, Google’s official time-based one-time password (TOTP)…

  • Are Jail Communication Apps Using AI and Biometric Surveillance to Harass Pre-Trial Detainees and Their Families?

    By LeRoy NellisAustin, Texas Pre-trial detainees in the United States are legally presumed innocent. Yet they are often subjected to some of the most technologically aggressive monitoring systems deployed anywhere in American society. What is less understood—and far more concerning—is that the families and friends of these detainees may also be swept into advanced surveillance…

  • Ricky Armstrong Assistant Director Texas Commission on Jail Standards Email Stating that “No deficiencies were noted.”

    RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST   AND FORMAL COMPLAINT — WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL You Fri 10/24/2025 4:20 PM =========================================== RESUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AND FORMAL COMPLAINT — WILLIAMSON COUNTY JAIL =========================================== Date: October 14, 2025 To: Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) Ricky Armstrong<ricky.armstrong@tcjs.state.tx.us> ​You;​info​ A comprehensive inspection of the Williamson County Jail was…

  • Greg Abbott’s proclamation against Muslim’s isn’t legal…

    Under 8 U.S.C. § 1189, the Secretary of State — not a governor — has the exclusive authority to designate Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).States have zero jurisdiction here.No wiggle room.No “Texas exception.” Anything a governor tries to declare in this space is symbolic theater, not enforceable law. CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) is a U.S.…

  • The Names They Keep Erasing: A Public Archive Williamson County Can’t Silence

    Public institutions don’t get to operate in the shadows.If a name appears in my medical files, intake forms, psychiatric notes, transport logs, MAR sheets, restraint reports, or FOIA responses, then that name belongs in the public record.For months, I have documented how certain names mysteriously “disappear” from my WordPress posts whenever I upload material related…

  • FOIA Request – DEA Registration, Delegation, and Controlled Substance Activity

    LeRoy Nellis 4845 Twin Valley Dr. Austin, TX 78731 Email: leroynellis2@gmail.com Date:  Drug Enforcement Administration FOIA/Records Management Section 8701 Morrissette Drive Springfield, VA 22152 RE: FOIA Request – DEA Registration, Delegation, and Controlled Substance Activity Facility: Williamson County Jail, 306 W 4th St, Georgetown, TX 78626 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom…

  • TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING REQUEST — RN/LVN/APRN RECORDS

    To: Public Information Officer Texas Board of Nursing (BON) Email: public.information@bon.texas.gov From: LeRoy Nellis 4845 Twin Valley Dr. Austin, TX 78731 Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com Phone: (512) 450-1533 Date: November 13, 2025 RE: Public Information Request — Nurse Licensure & Disciplinary Records for All Nurses Assigned to Williamson County Jail (2024–2025) Under the Texas Public Information Act,…

  • Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

    To: Public Information Coordinator Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) EMS/Trauma Systems – Open Records Email: DSHS.OpenRecords@dshs.texas.gov From: LeRoy Nellis 4845 Twin Valley Dr. Austin, TX 78731 Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com Phone: (512) 450-1533 Date: November 13, 2025 RE: Public Information Request — EMS Provider Agency Records for All Entities Connected to Williamson County Jail (2024–2025)…

  • Licensure Verification for All EMTs, Medics, Nurses, and Medical Personnel Assigned to Williamson County Jail (2024–2025)

    PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST To: Public Information CoordinatorTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)Open Records DivisionEmail: DSHS.OpenRecords@dshs.texas.gov Mail: P.O. Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714-9347 From: LeRoy Nellis 4845 Twin Valley Dr.Austin, TX 78731Email: LeRoyNellis2@gmail.com Phone: (512) 450-1533 Date: November 13, 2025 RE: Public Information Request — DSHS Licensure Records for All Medical Personnel Assigned to Williamson…

  • Democratic Socialism — Context & Controversies

    Summary By LeRoy Nellis  Definition Democratic socialism is often presented as distinct from authoritarian communism. Its stated goal is to merge social ownership of resources with democratic governance and individual rights.Yet history shows that several movements describing themselves as democratic socialist have, in practice, drifted toward corruption, economic collapse, censorship, or selective repression once concentrated power and economic control collided. Modern…