Bruce Nichols of The Dallas Morning News said that "Several people familiar with the town said troubles began in Patton Village after founding father H.L.

[7] In 1989, Bruce Nichols of The Dallas Morning News said that the community "may be the most squabble-prone small town in Texas.

[7] In 1988 state prosecutors indicted 76-year-old Floyd Duval, the municipal court judge, for official oppression after soliciting sex from a 21-year-old woman from Splendora as compensation for a traffic ticket fine.

On May 24, 1988, 36-year-old Lynn Coleman, a lawyer from New Caney and a former Montgomery County assistant attorney, replaced Duval as the municipal court judge.

On Tuesday October 4, 2011, federal investigators raided Munoz's offices at city hall.

A search warrant from Montgomery County said that she had used $1,500 municipal funds to rent large dumpsters that were used at her and her mother's houses.

[10] After a six-month investigation, the Montgomery County District Attorney's office accused them of using police cars, which had been purchased with federal grant money, as collateral to get loans which they used for personal purposes.

[11] Due to the arrests, Patton Village city hall closed early that day.

The leaders annexed the stretch of US 59, around 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the highway, so it could have through traffic which it could generate revenues from.

Bruce Nichols of The Dallas Morning News said in 1988 that the community "is probably best known for its reputation as a speed trap, which Patton Village leaders say they're trying to overcome.

"[7] When the "speed trap" was active, there were 1,100 citations issued by Patton Village authorities per month.

In December 1981 the Patton Village municipal court refused to prosecute motorists who had been ticketed in that speed trap.

This caused severe financial issues in the community; the city did not provide W-2 forms for its municipal employees by the designated deadlines.

[5] In 1987, a newly passed law limited speeding ticket charges from small towns to $20.

[7] The newly elected mayor, 66-year-old Robert Devaney, announced on Tuesday May 17, 1988 that he was going to shut down the municipal court that had processed speeding tickets.

Devaney said that after the audit was completed, the marshal's office would reopen with fewer staff members.

[16] Weller said that " jealous citizens of nearby Humble, Conroe and Cut and Shoot" had pressured Texas state legislators into passing the bill.

[14] In response, the police chief, David Broussard, engaged in a hunger strike, supposedly only drinking "...coffee, water and an occasional beer...",[17] for 12 days beginning on May 24, 1989.

Lloyd Oliver, the city attorney of Patton Village, threatened to legally challenge Valigura's bill in court and said that it "discriminates against towns under 5,000 population.

[14] The pre-Valigura law 1989 Patton Village budget had a projection of $297,700 in total revenues, with 79%, $236,000, to originate from the municipal court issuing citations.

The other council members are Gary Longmire, Garry Hershman, Billy Crittenden, and Clyde Reeves.

[1] In the Texas Senate, Patton Village is part of District 4, represented by Republican Brandon Creighton.