(Well looks like one of the San Benito Sagas is finally over. Now the Voters, citizens and taxpayers will finally get their voices heard when they voted for the city charter amendments and were temporarily delayed by Julian Rios.)
By Fernando Del Valle
myRGV.com
In an appeal filed with the Texas Supreme Court, Julian Rios is argued that the 13th Court of Appeals incorrectly overturned Cameron County visiting Judge’s Michael Garcia’s Nov. 4 ruling finding commissioners violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by failing to give residents proper notice of the election.
“The lawsuit moving forward to the Supreme Court requests they review the case in its entirety as it pertains to the City Charter violations because the appeals court looked only at the Texas Open Meetings Act and the case was more than the Open Meetings Act,” Rios said Tuesday in an interview.
(LEFT: Mayor Ricardo “Rick” Guerra is seen Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Pappasito’s Smokehouse in San Benito. RIGHT: Julian Rios, former president of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, is seen Oct. 23, 2021, in San Benito. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Rios argues in the appeal that case law shows commissioners violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to give residents proper notice in calling the election while failing to provide them with detailed information describing the ballot’s five propositions.
The appeal claims commissioners placed the order calling for the election on a consent agenda to “obscure” the matter.
During a hearing, City Manager Fred Sandoval stressed the election’s importance, the appeal states.
“Consent agenda items, as noted by the testimony of City Manager Fred Sandoval, whom one of these amendments is specifically targeted to benefit – that is, that the city manager can live outside the city– are for items that are ‘routine and ordinary in nature,’” the appeal states.
In the appeal filed by Houston-based attorney Jeff Diamant, Rios argues the appeals court incorrectly overturned Garcia’s decision granting a temporary restraining order to halt the Nov. 5 special election, whose ballot included five proposed amendments to the City Charter, including a proposal asking voters if they would allow City Manager Fred Sandoval to live outside the city limits.
Rios argues in the appeal that case law shows commissioners violated the Open Meetings Act by failing to give residents proper notice in calling the election while failing to provide them with detailed information describing the ballot’s five propositions.
The appeal claims commissioners placed the order calling for the election on a consent agenda to “obscure” the matter.
During a hearing, City Manager Fred Sandoval stressed the election’s importance, the appeal states.
“Consent agenda items, as noted by the testimony of City Manager Fred Sandoval, whom one of these amendments is specifically targeted to benefit – that is, that the city manager can live outside the city– are for items that are ‘routine and ordinary in nature,’” the appeal states.
23 comments:
What a classless president. I feel embarrassed as an American, as a human.
If the groceries aren’t affordable, how will anyone be able to feed their family. Trump has the White House kitchen.
He's bankrupting us. I can't afford beef anymore.
It's best to let San Benito die in its eternal massive cloud of dust. That town is dirty AF. I always have to take a bath as soon as I get home after going to San Bene. I swear I use an entire bar of soap, ese.
Son pura gente corriente. Maleducados y malvados, todos.
Where's the damned Pee Tape?
You must be the stupidest dude in Browntown. Ever smell your town, culero?
It stinks like three-day-old shit from one of your downtown homeless fuckers. & You know it.
FU
"Last time the US came to Mexico, they took half the territory," President Sheinbaum warns: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped.
Mexico does not want a U.S. invasion.
You characterize San Benito nicely, as it is.
All MAGA need to go
The entire Trump Administration is corrupt, arrogant and lawless.
This is one of the worst times in American history to be an American
MAGA voted for a revenge tour not realizing it had zero benefits for them.
I’m blown away every day by your channel. You are what is needed in the media today. Thank you.
"The whole world is eagerly anticipating that ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL OBITUARY..." - Bill Clinton
ESE VATO TRIED TO BAMBOOZLE THE CITIZENS ESPECIALLY THE CITY TAXPAYERS OUT OF 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS. EL VATO CLAIMED HE WAS FIGHTING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. WELL LETS JUST HOPE HIS BID IN THE UPCOMING SBCISD BOARD ELECTIONS FALLS FLAT. WE DONT NEED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SELF-SERVICING PERSON ON THE BOARD. REMEMBER BEING TRUTHFUL IS THE BEST POLICY.
I've NEVER seen the country in more of a mess in my life. I'm 60 yrs old. Proud Democrat woman. I'm just sick over what is happening. Just vote BLUE 💙
I live in rural Cameron County and I hate everything about what’s happening and I HATE Trump
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Little games for little minds in San Benito.
Town full of laggards and losers, lame-brained lambiscones.
No one cares about San Bene … not even the Grey Hounds that run around there in wild packs
Checking out of this lame ass blog for good. Not because of the blogger, but the pendejos and imposters on here. Keep posting as F-250, Platinum or whatever, I just got a sweet Denali. Fuck Off Pendejos.
This is the same thing the COB does. They've repeatedly done it and have never had one conscienteous leader. It seems politicians only step up when it hurts their pockets or it is because of some political reason.
Guerra and Sandoval are unethical corrupt politicians. They'll do anything to win, even by cheating.a city manager who does not live within San Benito jurisdiction should not have that job.
I feel for the young lady and her family. I sure hope social security disability has stepped in and provided some sort of relief for the young lady and her family.
Why all the hate on south Harlingen? It sucks also. And the only reason that people think the mcallen area is so great is all the rich narcos that hang out there.
And francisco, rotate on it and gtfoh
The San Benito mayor is a pendejo. The city manager is a piece of shit. That place is corrupt AF.
Good riddance, moron. Go get into your 100-percent, cotton granny panties before the neighborhood dogs see you naked. ha ha
I do agree that rules, regulations,ordinances and charters must be enforced and the city manager is mandated to be a resident of the city. But just don’t single out Guerra and Sandoval. The past administrations have done the same if not worse. So let’s keep it fair. And no more SNEEKY SNEEKY.
Hey! Cotton granny panties are extremely comfortable and absorbent. Why do you want the fucker to be comfortable?
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