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We have been corrected.
The replacement of Cameron County District Clerk is not within the power of the Commissioners Court, but rather, by the eight district judges of the county.
And not only that, we are told, but the choice must be by a unanimous vote, or any proposed appointment will not go through.
The district judges - 103rd District Judge Janet L. Leal, 107th District Judge Benjamin Euresti Jr., 138th District Judge Arturo Cisneros Nelson, 197th District Judge Adolfo E. Cordova Jr., 357th District Judge Juan A. Magallanes, 404th District Judge Elia C. Lopez, 444th District Judge David Sanchez, and 445th District Judge Gloria Rincones - will meet today to discuss the appointment after Garza announced last week that he is a candidate for Cameron County Sheriff.
The judges have said that they would not appoint someone who will run for the office during the March primaries so as not to give the individual an unfair advantage of incumbency over other potential candidates.
That would seem to leave out current County Court-At-Law # 3 administrator Laura P. Perez-Reyes - who is also a Brownsville Independent School District board member - as well as BISD Records Manager Martin Arambula who have expressed a desire to run for the office.
Judges could imply opt to appoint Ricardo Cornejo, now the District Clerk Chief Deputy under Garza. If the judges cannot reach a unanimous decision, they will be required to notify Gov. Greg Abbott, who is then empowered to make the appointment.
Until then, Garza remains in office under the "holdover" provision of the Texas Election Code.
The new appointee will hold office until a new district clerk is elected. Since, so far, there has not been a Republican candidate who has announced for the office, the district judges could conceivably appoint the Democrat primary winner to the position before the general election in November.
On the other hand, some local wags say that if Cornejo is appointed to replace Garza, he could very well hire his former boss as his chief assistant and Garza would have a job and benefits while he runs for office against Sheriff Omar Lucio. Will they dare?
On the other hand, some local wags say that if Cornejo is appointed to replace Garza, he could very well hire his former boss as his chief assistant and Garza would have a job and benefits while he runs for office against Sheriff Omar Lucio. Will they dare?
9 comments:
Maybe they should appoint Lucio
The cesspool is not self-cleansing. Mexicans in charge only adding to the stink. Laura Perez-Reyes the best you can do? smh
Anyone with any common sense can see the plan here, Eric is not only running to get a pay raise but to double dip and take his cut from 7 million dollar tax raise , regardless whether he wins (which is highly doubtful) or looses he will still retire and double dip. When he looses and if his boyfriend Diego wins he will make him his chief deputy and just like that a secondary salary on the county’s dime!
You all need to calm down.
So glad gringos no longer run this place other wise we'd have wooden bricks all over the place and whore houses galore and haven't touch the corruption thievery and killings. Talk about STINK can't get any worst.
The judges know that if they don't reach an agreement, Gov. Abbott will likely appoint a Republican to that job. So, the judges have incentive to choose from within their own corrupt Democratic Party. It will be a political appointment, not one to get the best person for the job. Cameron Count corruption will prevail over a decision for what's best for the people.
Racist republicans in the valley? Slavery , Forced Labor,
Forced Child Labor, Bonded Labor or Debt Bondage, Domestic Servitude all republican programs no longer exits here in the valley TG
"So glad gringos no longer run this place other wise we'd have wooden bricks all over the place and whore houses galore and haven't touch the corruption thievery and killings. Talk about STINK can't get any worst."
It was the gringos that paved over wood bricks and closed down the whore houses. The whoring today only takes place in some Mexican beer joints. Your ignorance or, is it racism, is way over the top.
7:11 AM.............Slavery was a Democrat evil. It was the Republican Lincoln and his supporters that ended slavery. Then the Democrats in the South set up Jim Crow laws to keep the races segregated and the Blacks supressed. You need a history lesson in the worse kind of way.
It is the Valley Democrats that have turned this place into cesspool of ignorance and corruption.
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