Did you hear about the Mayor and city commissioner who got the city or the PUB to pay for their flights and hotel accommodations in Washington D.C. to attend inauguration of President Barack Obama?
As we hear it, city commissioner Estela Chavez-Vasquez and Mayor Tony Martinez are now on their way back to Brownsville after a few days taking in the sights and sounds of Inauguration-Day Washington D.C. with a delegation from the PUB.We have currently filed an information request with the city secretary's office to get to the bottom of the story. We had never heard of the city ot the utility having to pay for any elected officials to attend a presidential inauguration. We're sure some of our Republican residents would not appreciate the fact that their money might have been used to allow Tony and Estela to rub elbows with the Pres and his lady
As we understand, Chavez-Vasquez was overheard inquiring about the per diem to City Manager Charlie Cabler. We hear that rooms were at a premium, so it'll be intersting to know how much the city luminaries plunked down to get a place to stay.
Ms. Chavez probably figured that as long as the mayor could rack up expenses for his pie-in-the-sky schemes and have Cabler foot the bill, why not her? Right?We have pointed out Hizzoner's lavish spending style and the outlays in cash to fly around his consultants and their assistants at public cost as he tries to convince the UT System to remain downtown and forge his vision of an "urban university."
Before the System came up with it "University of the Americas" plan, we had "community university," a "partnership" and a host of other nomenclatures that sounded pleasing to the ear.
One of the consultants with buildingcommunitiesWORKSHOP even wants the city to pay for her monthly rental of a working apartment for the time that she spent helping Tony putting together his request for proposals for the UT System. Will the rest of the commission and legal counsel go along with it?
Tony and Estela probably figured that if the city was handing out money for that, why not pay for the city's representatives to hobnob with the Obamas? Ah yes, an ambassadorship is just a flight away, isn't it Hizzoner?
16 comments:
She should have gone under Cabler's desk? She is good at that and would have gone to the inaugural on taxpayer money. She got under a lot of desks to have people contribute to her campaign? So, what the difference Estela Chavez-Vasquez?
They should have paid their own way to DC. How did they represent the city and its citizens??? Did the city commission approve this travel??? How can they justify this expenditure??? Autocracy at work again. We know Hissoner, Tony Martinez has paid to attend functions with Obama; possibly in hopes of some sort of "quid pro quo"....but this seems to be financial burden on the city that is wasteful and unjustificable....to attend a function with 800,000 other Dumbokrats; patting each other on their socialist backs. Another fauz pas by Tony.
estela has no mental capacity to practice law, much less have input on how to run a city. Her attitude sucks and worst of all, she THINKS she is smart.
It makes complete sense they are able to rub elbows with Texas representatives and senators and get them thinking and caring about Brownsville.
sher is the one of the more mentally deficient people that I have ever met. It goes to show you that anybody can get elected. and it is true her attitude sucks
Hahaha these fool wanabees trying to rub noses with the elite scum in D.C. and the scum in D.C. don't know them from Adam and won't even spit on them. Can't undrestand why trying to rub shoulders to post pics on FB has become so popular. If they only knew how the REAL elite(.....not the scum.....) laugh about them.
Mensos indecentes idiotas!!!!!
Estela is a very arrogant little bitch. I know, I have worked with her ...let me tell you, don't mistake her short stature for a HUGE ego and attitude. Doubt she would win any election ever again...
Dumb ass lawyer, does nothing but court appointed work that the county pays her for.
You Haters you need to stop Hating!
very disappointed in chavez-vasquez same shit as th emayor, another fuking atty. thats all
MAN....IF THE CITY IS THROWING ALL KINDS OF CITY MONEY AWAY FOR TRIPS,VACATIONS OR FUN....PLEASE THROW A LITTLE BIT MY WAY......I LIKE HAVE FUN ON CITY MONEYS TOOOOOOOOOOOOO......
Are you talking about Estella or about Erin Hernandez? Maybe they went to the same school
Anon 7:28 P.M. jajajaaja Estela, you do have a sense of humor. Did you type that with a straight face? The feds are already thinking and caring about B'ville ~ and how to rid it of corrupt lawyer scum like yourself. Thanks for stepping to the head of the class!
Erin and Estella did go to school together. As far as I know though..the two don't speak.
estela who?
Has anyone ever seen her in court? As far as I know she has never tried a case in the past eight years. She just like her side kick Erin Hernandez, who never tried a case either in the past eight years. And they call themselves attorneys? I bet both their knees have callous' from all the sucking they have done to get where their at?
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