Tanya Eiserer

1 week ago | wfaa.com | Tanya Eiserer

GAINESVILLE, Texas — Cooke County’s only district judge—already under fire for her role in a decades-old capital murder case—is now accused of calling a local defense attorney from Ireland and accusing him of “engaging in a conspiracy against her.”   The allegation is laid out in a recent court filing by defense attorney Lee Tatum, who says District Judge Janelle Haverkamp also told him she didn’t “trust” him.

1 month ago | wfaa.com | Tanya Eiserer

DALLAS — What if the person who was paid to care for your loved one could also profit from their death? That was legal in Texas. But now, legislation sparked by WFAA’s Disabled in Danger investigation is about to change that. His name was Leroy Anderson. He was intellectually disabled, with the mind of a 10-year-old. He lived with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and diabetes. He depended on others for everything.

1 month ago | tspantx.com | Tanya Eiserer

Two reform bills prompted by WFAA’s investigation into dangerous, unlicensed boarding homes received legislative hearings Tuesday as time runs out in the session. DALLAS — Two key bills prompted by WFAA’s investigation into unsafe and unregulated boarding homes received critical hearings today at the Texas Capitol. House Bill 2510, sponsored by Rep. Chris Turner, D-Arlington, would make it a criminal offense to operate an unlicensed assisted living facility.

1 month ago | wfaa.com | Tanya Eiserer

DALLAS — Two key bills prompted by WFAA’s investigation into unsafe and unregulated boarding homes received critical hearings today at the Texas Capitol. House Bill 2510, sponsored by Rep. Chris Turner, D-Arlington, would make it a criminal offense to operate an unlicensed assisted living facility. After passing the House, the bill was presented in the Senate by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, who emphasized its aim to protect some of the state's most vulnerable residents.

1 month ago | tspantx.com | Tanya Eiserer

A WFAA investigation uncovered how hundreds of trucking companies are registering with questionable business addresses — even virtual mailboxes. DALLAS — West Commerce Street is home to a variety of businesses — a body shop, a crab joint — and one building that, on paper, houses 20 separate trucking companies. A WFAA investigation found all of those businesses are registered to 539 West Commerce, a virtual mailbox service known as PhysicalAddress.com.