Texas Official’s Dog Bites Twice; Cases Settled for $11,600

October 14, 2014

A central Texas official has paid settlements to two Travis County workers after they said his dog bit them.

Travis County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Glenn Bass is running for re-election next month. The Austin American-Statesman reports he often brought his Maltese dog named Justice to work with him.

In 2011, Danny Villegas said Justice bit him when he was delivering paperwork to Bass’ office. He received $1,600 from Bass’ insurance company the following year.

After the incident, Bass said he put Justice on a leash and put a pet gate in his office. In 2013, Justice bit another worker while outside of the justice of the peace office building. Bass said he paid her $10,000 in damages.

Bass said he gave Justice away to friends, though he still visits the dog.

Topics Texas

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  • October 29, 2014 at 9:30 am
    Agent says:
    Allright Ron! You actually know the difference between a Pit Bull and a Maltese.
  • October 29, 2014 at 9:28 am
    Agent says:
    Leave it to you Planet to make the worst comment on this forum. How about we just fire all the Progressive Liberal politicians currently holding office. We are looking at Io... read more
  • October 28, 2014 at 5:48 pm
    Theresa says:
    He routinely brought 2 dogs to work almost daily till more than one person wa bitten. Some were nipped and chose not to report it. Dogs were small but I saw one of the bites... read more

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