5 min read
Ron Helms
A Note to Tool Residents on Officer Ochoa
Thank you for the response. Here is what I am seeing in your accounts, where things stand with the city, and how you can help move this forward. (read more)
OpinionTool, TexasPolice
Tool Texas
6 articles
11 min read
Ron Helms
What the Records Show: Officer Ochoa and the City of Tool
Official Tool PD records reveal a motorcycle strike with a patrol vehicle, body camera violations, and disciplinary records that raise questions about... (read more)
Tool, TexasPoliceAccountability
11 min read
Ron Helms
The Community Fights the Fire
The ESD board voted unanimously to terminate the old contract. But termination was not the ending anyone expected. (read more)
Tool, TexasEmergency Services
8 min read
Ron Helms
The Numbers on the Wall: What Tool's Fire Department Data Actually Shows
The ESD posted performance reports at the fire station for anyone to see. I reviewed them. The data tells a complicated story, but the facts make it... (read more)
Tool, TexasEmergency Services
11 min read
Ron Helms
Both Sides of the Fire
After days of interviews with people on every side of Tool's fire department fight, one thing is clear: this story is far more complex than it appears... (read more)
Tool, TexasEmergency Services
2 min read
Ron Helms
Tool's Fire Department Is Fighting for Its Life
A three-part investigation into the battle between Henderson County ESD No. 4 and the Tool Volunteer Fire Department, where the future of emergency... (read more)
Tool, TexasEmergency Services