1974
1974
David H. Brown CENSURED by TX Supreme Court
In Re Brown, B-4229: Authorized secret recording of attorney-client conversations in jail. State district judge, Grayson/Collin County.
DYNASTYCENSURE
1984
1984
Hill Ellis & Walker firm founded
John Delano Hill (Kermit's father, Chair of Grayson County GOP) founds firm. Duke Walker joins as partner. Kermit Hill joins 1987, practices with Walker for 10 years.
DYNASTYFIRM
1985
1985
Paul Neeley Brown appointed U.S. District Judge, EDTX
Joe Brown's uncle. Serves until 2012. Federal courthouse later named for him. Three generations of Browns now control municipal, state, and federal levels.
DYNASTYFEDERAL JUDGE
1988
1988
Bob Jarvis becomes DA — Network takes control
Begins 36-year continuous Brown/Jarvis/Brown/Smith/Hill control of Grayson County DA office (1988-2024+).
DYNASTYDA OFFICE
1999
Jan 20, 1999
DSBWorldWide, Inc formed
Tony Dean (CEO), Steven Dean (President). Web development + TABC Responsible Vendor Program training (SellerServerClasses.com). Later occupies 103 S Travis Suite 200 and builds Rise Aviation website.
ENTITY
2001
2001
Joe Brown becomes DA — begins training Brooks
Succeeds Jarvis. Will serve 17 years. Brooks joins as ADA around 2007 and stays 13 years under Brown's mentorship.
DYNASTYDA
2007
~2007
Britton Brooks joins DA's office as ADA
Under Joe Brown. Will remain 13 years. Brown trains Brooks, Smith, Ashmore, and Hill during this era.
POLITICALDYNASTY
Apr 30, 2007
FIRST documented US-75 drug seizure — Bryan County OK
5 lbs crystal meth, 2 Houston suspects, $205K value. Largest Bryan County bust at that time. $1M bond each.
CORRIDORFIRST DOCUMENTED
2014
2014
John H. Nix sells property directly to Brooks
Nix was ADA under Brown. Direct property transfer to fellow Brown protege Brooks. Identified in deed records.
PROPERTYDYNASTY
2015
Sep 10, 2015
Texoma Wilson Cove Boat House Assoc LLC formed
Duke Walker. Registered at 161 3rd St, Pottsboro (Walker's home). Wilson Cove is IN Brooks' Pottsboro jurisdiction.
ENTITYJUDICIAL CONFLICT
Sep 11, 2015
DWRE, LLC formed — ONE DAY after Boat House
Duke Walker's real estate LLC. Registered at 103 S Travis, Sherman. Back-to-back formation with Boat House entity. Same principal, different addresses.
ENTITYSAME-DAY PATTERN
Dec 29, 2015
Pro Window Shades, LLC formed
Tony Prutch (RA), Lucas TX homebuilder. Zero commercial presence. No website, no reviews, no operations ever found. Shell entity at 103 S Travis.
ENTITYSHELL
2018
Feb 2018
Joe Brown becomes U.S. Attorney, EDTX (Trump appointment)
Transitions from DA to federal level. His proteges fight over the DA seat.
POLITICALDYNASTYUS ATTORNEY
Mar 23, 2018
"The Alliance" — Brooks/Smith/Ashmore carve up DA power
Joint press release. Brooks withdraws from DA race. Ashmore steps aside. Smith gets seat. Brooks: "Our decision to continue prosecuting as a team will benefit the Grayson County Republican Party."
POLITICALCARTEL AGREEMENT
May 2, 2018
Britton Brooks Law, PLLC formed
SOS File 0803005057. Brooks begins building private practice infrastructure while still ADA under Smith.
ENTITY
Aug 8, 2018
Lawdawg Properties, LLC formed
SOS File 0803087354. Brooks' real estate holding company. Sole director/member. Will later acquire the building at 103 S Travis.
ENTITYREAL ESTATE
2019
Nov 5, 2019
Prop 1 REJECTED by Texas voters (65% NO)
Would have allowed elected judges to serve multiple cities. Only proposition out of 10 that failed. Voters explicitly rejected expanding multi-city judge power.
POLITICALCONSTITUTIONAL
2020
Early 2020
Brooks forced out of DA's office by Brett Smith
Smith (former US Treasury white-collar investigator) demanded Brooks close private practice. Brooks refused. Smith eliminated the position. Brooks claims Smith "ran off 6-7 ADAs."
POLITICALTURNING POINT
Mar 24, 2020
B & B Law Firm LLC — Legend Bank Deed of Trust
Short-lived partnership (~6 months). The other "B" is unknown. Legend Bank's Jeff Brooks (EVP/CLO) oversaw commercial lending. Matt Brown was Sherman branch president. Entity dissolves by late 2020.
ENTITYBANK LOANMYSTERY PARTNER
May 31, 2020
Joe Brown resigns as U.S. Attorney — "abruptly"
No public explanation beyond "exciting opportunities." Attempted to indict Walmart for opioid distribution (2018) but Trump DOJ killed the case. Now at Oberheiden P.C. (white-collar defense) + First State Bank board.
DYNASTYRESIGNATION
2020–2022
Brooks builds 14-city municipal judge/prosecutor empire
After leaving DA's office, Brooks accumulates 8 judgeships + 5-6 prosecutor contracts across 4 counties. Estimated income: $160,000-$350,000+/year. No statutory cap on appointments.
POLITICALEMPIRE BUILDING
2020–2023
Strickland grooms student at Tioga ISD
Brad Strickland (English teacher). Snapchat messages, voicemails, inappropriate photos. Sheriff: "textbook case of grooming." NO CHARGES. TEA: reprimand only. The victim later marries DA Kermit Hill.
CORRIDORGROOMING
2021
2021
Brown defends Magers in removal case — Wheless dismisses
Magers pays Brown $10K + Jarvis $10K from campaign funds. Brown calls petition "frivolous." Judge Wheless rules "intoxication" too "vague" despite Magers having 4 DWI arrests. Same Wheless who sealed Paxton divorce records.
LEGALDYNASTYPROTECTION
Aug 6, 2021
Wilson Cove Boat House LLC REINSTATED
Previously forfeited. Walker reactivates the entity. Wilson Cove is in Pottsboro — Brooks' jurisdiction.
ENTITYREINSTATEMENT
Dec 30, 2021
Lawdawg acquires property from MK Vergara Corp
Warranty deed. Financed through Ameristate Bank (branches in Sherman + Pottsboro, both Brooks jurisdictions). Vergara family has RE operations in San Antonio/DFW.
PROPERTYAMERISTATE DOT
2022
Jan 26, 2022
Brooks sells property to Tanzanite Commercial
Warranty deed. Buyer is likely Tanzanite Holdings LLC (Klark Kurz / Kyle Kaspar, Texas A&M grads). Acquired 11 industrial properties in Houston same year. External buyer — but why buying from a municipal judge in Sherman?
PROPERTYSALE
~2022
Lawdawg Properties enters FRANCHISE TAX FORFEITURE
Brooks fails to pay franchise tax. Entity privileges forfeited by TX Comptroller. Cannot legally transact business. Yet Brooks continues acquiring property through it for 2+ years.
FINANCIALFORFEITURE
Aug 5, 2022
SAME-DAY PORTFOLIO RESTRUCTURING
Brooks transfers property to BMT Global LLC (mineral rights vehicle, 3 interests) via AGREEMENT + transfers property to Buy Dirt TX LLC (RE holding) via WARRANTY DEED. Two entities, two asset classes, one day. Classic asset protection restructuring.
PROPERTYENTITYRESTRUCTURING DAY
2022
Magers raises $142,978 for re-election
Moayedi $5K, Glendenning $10K, Palmer $10K, Hensarling $2K+ (RMA Vice Chair). Airport director with 4 DWI arrests raises more than most county commissioners statewide.
FINANCIALCAMPAIGN
2023
Jan 2023
Dawsey drops Magers investigation — no explanation
Bruce Dawsey (Brooks donated $5K to his campaign) pledged to investigate Magers. Drops it with no public explanation. Ann Teamann ($5K + treasurer) also contributed.
POLITICALQUID PRO QUO?
Apr 12, 2023
George Schuler dies — Rise Aviation operator
Operated Rise Aviation (sole FBO at GYI). Website built by DSBWorldWide at Brooks' building. Land becomes Preston Harbor, acquired by Centurion American (Moayedi). Death-to-development pipeline.
DYNASTYPROPERTYFBO OPERATOR DEATH
Apr 24, 2023
Lawdawg acquires property from KR Prop LLC — WHILE FORFEITED
Warranty deed recorded. Lawdawg Properties is in franchise tax forfeiture (cannot legally transact). Correction deed filed 8/15/2023. Under TX Tax Code 171.252, this transaction may be voidable.
PROPERTYILLEGAL TRANSACTIONFORFEITURE
Oct 13, 2023
Strickland placed on leave at Tioga ISD
Grooming discovered. Board asks him to resign — says firing "too expensive." Parents call it "passing the trash." Strickland resigns at November board meeting.
CORRIDOR
2024
2024
Grooming victim works on Hill's DA campaign
The former Tioga ISD student (victim of Strickland grooming) is involved in Kermit Hill's campaign for DA. Hill is 63; she is ~21. 42-year age gap.
POLITICALGROOMING
Mar 2024
Brett Smith loses DA primary to Kermit Hill by 585 votes
Smith — the only person who tried to check Brooks' power — is eliminated. Office went from 14-15 ADAs to 8 under Smith. Hill wins and brings Brooks back immediately.
POLITICALDYNASTY
Jun 5, 2024
Lawdawg Properties REINSTATED — aligned with Hill's win
After 2+ years in forfeiture (during which it illegally transacted), Brooks reinstates the entity. Timing coincides precisely with Hill winning the DA primary and Brooks' return to power becoming certain.
ENTITYREINSTATEMENT = POWER RETURN
Nov 2024
Hill wins DA — immediately brings Brooks back as First Asst
Brooks now holds: 8 judgeships + 5-6 prosecutor contracts + First Assistant DA. Closed loop: Brooks-town cop stops vehicle → Brooks is judge → drugs found → felony → DA office → Brooks is FADA. No independent review.
POLITICALCLOSED LOOP
Post-2024
Grooming victim marries DA Kermit Hill
The former student Strickland groomed (starting when she was ~15) marries the 63-year-old DA. Why were no criminal charges ever pursued? Hill's office now has jurisdiction over the case.
CORRIDORDA MARRIED VICTIM
2025
Jan 22, 2025 (3:45 AM)
200 lbs meth ($9M) seized on US-75 near Howe
3 miles from GYI airport. Tower was dark (closes 7 PM). No cameras. Brooks is Howe municipal judge. What was flying at GYI that night?
CORRIDOR$9M SEIZURE
Nov 19, 2025
Sherman P&Z approves speakeasy at 103 S Travis
Brooks' building will house: his bar (speakeasy) + DSBWorldWide (TABC Responsible Vendor training provider) + Brooks himself (judges alcohol violations in 13 cities). Three sides of same transaction.
ENTITYTABC CONFLICT
2026
Feb 2026
Anonymous $25K donation to Sheriff Bennie
Should go through commissioners court per LGC 81.032. No investigative scrutiny of source. Sheriff replaced Tom Watt (who publicly named cartels on US-75).
CORRIDORDARK MONEY
Apr 22-23, 2026
Bells meth + cocaine bust — 13 firearms, federal referral
5-agency raid on Kevin Drive. Brooks is Bells prosecutor. Multi-agency = case goes federal, bypassing DA's office where Brooks is First Asst. Agencies routing around the closed loop.
CORRIDORFEDERAL REFERRAL
May 3, 2026
5 PIA/FOIA requests filed — investigation begins
Grayson County PIA x2 (financials + security), FAA FOIA (operations/radar), CBP FOIA (enforcement), TxDOT PIA (grant compliance). Due ~May 19, 2026.
LEGALFILED
May 5, 2026
Entity network mapped — 13+ entities, forfeiture fraud identified
Full 103 S Travis analysis complete. 6 new entities from deed records. Forfeiture-period transactions documented. Revenue cap violations quantified. Follow-up filings drafted (13 SOS pulls + 8 other filings).
LEGALENTITYCURRENT