By Juan Montoya
When JP 2-3 Mary Esther Sorola announced that she had had it with the squabbling and haggling over weddings on the second floor of the new Cameron County Levee Building and would perform the weddings for free, a yelp went up from an office next door.
It was the unmistakable sound of JP 2-1 Linda Salazar who has made wedding ceremony an industry since she was elected to office. The yelping got even worse when Sorola posted signs letting people know she would marry them for free.
Salazar, who averages more than 600 ceremonies over the past four years, apparently did not want the upstart JP across the hallway advertising on the first, second and third floors of the building that she would perform them for free.
At $200 or more a pop, that added up to a not inconsiderable $120,000 a year for the ceremonies. Under state law, she is allowed to keep anything she charges for performing the weddings.
The first sign that the inmates at the asylum were not happy was the fact that all Sorola's signs advertising the weddings gratis on the third floor were torn down at the direction of County Clerk Sylvia Garza-Perez. For years, the other two JPs have suspected that someone at that office was steering (or hinting) that Salazar was the cupid of the courthouse.
Then, when Salazar complained to County Administrator David Garcia that Sorola was putting a dent on her racket, the edicts started to come down.
Sorola could no longer post signs on the courthouse advertising the free service. The JPs were also told that no judge can post a sign saying which court they are in. Advertising by any judge, apparently, is also prohibited.
So now Sorola's staff say that she will charge $140 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in her office. Other judges can use their discretion and charge whatever fee – or no fee at all – for performing the weddings.
17 comments:
Mary Esther Sorola playing games. Being cute gets your ass kicked at the county.
Keep up the good work Sylvia !!! People love to talk shit about our county clerk but that woman does everything by the books . She doesn't care who you are or who your mom is she doesnt let anyone break the law under her watch .
Mary Esther was dumb. Taking cash from JP pockets? Por favor.
Well, she got what she wanted. Publicity for her cut rate weddings.
La Perra corriente de Sylvia Garza Perez is in with judge Salazar she has instructed her employees mainly one to direct any and all weddings to Linda for a cut and help with her campaign now it is well known that she sends an employee to direct traffic her way too , sadly Sylvia’s employees don’t even get a thank you from that judge ! Puro Pinche cake lol Oh and let’s not forget the code ladies
Free enterprise. GO LINDA SALAZAR!
Linda Salazar is not a public servant, she is an arrogant and self-serving. Linda Salazar has long enjoyed a payday from the public and then expects to perform her services at a price. And, this proves she is a crybaby when it comes to protecting her "cottage industry" weddings.
montoya a quien le interesa esta noticia,dejate de pendejadas y informanos el "pedito" de las ambulancias a que hora van a poner el uniforme color naranja a CABLER quien autorizo a esta compania de ambulancias a operar sin autorizacion y pagarle 64000 dlls y hasta la fecha estos gueyes andan sueltos ya nadie le interesa cuantos matrimonios han hecho estos jueces de tercera
mary esther sorola played with the Big Dog and got her ass kicked. ORALE!
Trump send this wetbacks back to Mexico.
You mean a JUNKYARD DOG.
reply nov 22 10.57 pm.....CHINGAS A TU PUTA MADRE gringo ojete
LINDA SALAZAR NEEDS TO GO..
Its the marriage certificate they want so they can apply for welfare,food stamps,Medicaid free housing, panales and whatever else is available.
Yes, Linda Salazar need to stop saying every marriage couple is related to her.
Since "Bobby wc" only posts his own comment in his shit ass lie blog. Let me let you know wanna be PI investigator with no Education stop living off Linda Salazar "Aka"la panzon verijona stop spreading all those lies.
I would love to have posted your picture Ana Sanchez back in October where your Bitch boss sent you to stand outside Administrative Building to give out cards to all the people for the marriages. "Que si no tiene verguenza" and get this Saenz being in the same building and didnt notice that. Wow!!!!!
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