KXAN has updated their story on Burnet County Judge James Oakley.
According to the indictment records, Oakley is facing two abuse of official capacity counts, stemming from his role as a Pedernales Electrical Cooperative board member while also serving as Burnet County judge. The court record claims this is in violation of Texas local government code.
Records state, on multiple occasions in 2021, Oakley used a Burnet County vehicle to drive to PEC. Oakley told KXAN earlier Thursday the charges stemmed from his “multi-term service as a member of the Director of the Board of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative.”
Yeah, I can easily see using a county vehicle on non-county business as being a crime. Perhaps a low-level crime, but still something you shouldn’t do as an elected official.