Joe Deshotel

State candidate claims conwoman AGAIN pilfered campaign account

In a move even more bold than her alleged victim could have anticipated, Texas District 22 candidate Christian “Manuel” Hayes reports that a Beaumont conwoman again pilfered from his campaign finance account in April – even after suspect Mary Bond was reported to local police and the Texas Rangers...

State rep not seeking reelection

With a host of new candidates seeking office on Election Day 2022, longtime Southeast Texas State Representative Joe Deshotel has announced he will not file to keep the District 22 post he has manned for more than two decades. In an open letter to “My Dear Friends” on Nov.

Texas to partially open by week's end, state rep reports

April 27, Southeast Texas State Rep. Joe Deshotel announced the state’s intention to partially open by the end of the week.