By Sam Shaw
The Waco Bridge
Various Sources
Last November 2025, City of Brownsville Manager Helen Ramirez surprised everyone by announcing that she was leaving her position to take care of her ailing hubby.
It became apparent that it wasn't really her husband's illness that took her from the city, but rather, that there was some other reason for her departure. Rumors abounded, but as far as anyone could tell, there was some other reason for her departure. Those rumors gained traction and the general consensus was that Ramirez had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, possibly leading to her husband moving to Austin with their son.
Last November 2025, City of Brownsville Manager Helen Ramirez surprised everyone by announcing that she was leaving her position to take care of her ailing hubby.
She started cleaning up for her departure by tying loose ends and it wasn't until mid-December that she was given a going-away party by some of her close co-workers. That's why locals were surprised when it was discovered that she had simultaneously applied for the vacancy for a city manager in Waco
and had a tour and interview in the city January 6-8.
She was, according to reports, given the choice to resign or face termination. City sources closed ranks to prevent the story from being confirmed.
Well, it appears that Helen's run of bad luck has carried over to her application for the Waco gig. She was one of four finalists for the job, but just this Tuesday the city council skipped over her and two others and elected an assistant city manager who had ben in Waco since 2020. And one of our seven readers correctly commented that Ramirez was hired by the City of San Marcos as its first Economic and Local Business Development Department Director January 21. (So obviously she was sending out her resume all over while playing us.)
Her stint at the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation wasn't anything to crow about, though. https://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2025/10/helen-ramirez-leaves-dont-let-door-hit.html
The Waco city council closed the books on the months-long city manager search Tuesday, selecting police department and City Hall veteran Ryan Holt from a pool of four finalists. Holt has served as Waco’s assistant city manager since 2020, following a more than two-decade career with the Waco Police Department, where he ended as chief.
Holt’s contract begins Jan. 30 with an annual salary set at $345,000.
“It’s a great honor,” Holt told The Waco Bridge in an interview after the meeting.
Holt is taking over for current Waco City Manager Bradley Ford, who announced his resignation in September. Ford cited difficulties reconciling the demands of the position with the responsibilities of fatherhood.
“Ryan Holt has demonstrated steady leadership, strong operational expertise, and a deep understanding of Waco’s organization and community,” said Waco Mayor Jim Holmes in a Tuesday press release.
“Throughout the selection process, he distinguished himself through his commitment to transparency, collaboration, and service,” Holmes said. “City Council is confident that Ryan is the right leader to guide Waco forward.”
The finalists for the position included Waco Deputy City Manager Diedra Emerson; Jared Miller, the chief operating officer for the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and Ramirez, of Brownsville.
“It’s a great honor,” Holt told The Waco Bridge in an interview after the meeting.
Holt is taking over for current Waco City Manager Bradley Ford, who announced his resignation in September. Ford cited difficulties reconciling the demands of the position with the responsibilities of fatherhood.
“Ryan Holt has demonstrated steady leadership, strong operational expertise, and a deep understanding of Waco’s organization and community,” said Waco Mayor Jim Holmes in a Tuesday press release.
“Throughout the selection process, he distinguished himself through his commitment to transparency, collaboration, and service,” Holmes said. “City Council is confident that Ryan is the right leader to guide Waco forward.”
The finalists for the position included Waco Deputy City Manager Diedra Emerson; Jared Miller, the chief operating officer for the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and Ramirez, of Brownsville.
16 comments:
Juan, pan, Helen Ramirez was hired by the City of San Marcos to head its economic development department.
Not bad, ese. Good pay, better city than Waco, by far.
Next temper tantrum, boy.
Exagente de la DEA es sentenciado a 5 años en prisión por proteger a amigos narcotraficantes
Un jurado declaró a Bongiovanni culpable en 2024 por cuatro cargos de obstrucción de justicia, asociación delictuosa para defraudar a Estados Unidos, asociación delictuosa para distribuir sustancias controladas y declaraciones falsas a las fuerzas del orden.
With her questionable performance in our city and she lands a similar job outside the area. Some people have all the luck. Didn't the dumb fucks in San Marcos do a thorough investigation into this corrupt and incompetent individual? I guess they missed how she was responsible for the excessive cost to build the Ministry of Truth where there was only one bid and that same guy got the E-Bridge gig. How much did she receive under the table? These corrupt individuals stuff their pockets with taxpayer money and leave the area nonchalantly. I guess even the white boys/girls in San Marcos are as stupidity as our current city administrators.
I don't blame anyone for trying to leave Brownsville.
Brownsville's "Brain Drain" continued .......
Hopefully the City Commission will learn from Waco that current employees, Assistant Managers and Directors, are ready to be our City Manager. Hopefully a manager that will end the OneScam program that forces employees to sit through boring meetings, swollen head speeches, pep rally's and chicken lunches. Millions on travel, seminars, speakers, balloons, stickers, coffee, lunches, wine, liquor, hotels, air line tickets, clothes, consultants, maybe a forensic audit to uncover all the wasteful taxpayer money spent.
Maybe she tried and maybe Brownsville sucks so much no one could get it out of the dumps.
I JUST READ THAT TRUMP MADE $1.5 BILLION OR MORE BEING PRESIDENT FOR ONE, ONE YEAR ALONE AS BEING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHILE AMERICANS CANNOT GET HEALTH CARE!
Trump diagnosis: . . . . Frontal temporal dementia combined with lifelong malignant narcissism.
Shitty life ahead.
FACT
Juan, pan?
ha ha ha
Good one.
ICE autoriza a sus agentes el ingreso a domicilios sin orden judicial, dice memorando
El memorando autoriza a los agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas a utilizar la fuerza para entrar a un domicilio, basándose únicamente en una orden administrativa más limitada para arrestar a alguien sobre quien pese una orden final de deportación.
If I were a citizen of the USA, I wouldn't be crawling under a rock, I'd be taking to the streets in protest en masse.
If Trump pulls out the Insurrection Act, this will follow:
Key Changes for Local Police:
1.) Federal Military Presence: Local police would see federal troops (active military or National Guard) operating alongside them or taking over certain law enforcement functions in extreme crisis situations.
2.) Shift in Authority: The military, under Presidential command, would be empowered to enforce laws, make arrests, and suppress rebellion, areas usually reserved for local and state law enforcement.
3.) Support or Overlap: The military could support overwhelmed local forces (e.g., securing areas, logistics) or, in severe cases, directly counter violent insurrection, potentially reducing the burden on local police but also creating a parallel command structure.
4.) Override State/Local Consent (Potentially): Under certain sections, the President can deploy troops without a governor's request if they deem it necessary to enforce federal law or protect constitutional rights.
Not cool, no. . .Bastard.
Trump is a Russian spy and traitor. He shares intelligence with Putin. France and Ukraine just proved it by giving him false intelligence. And he passed it along to Putin. Trump is the most dangerous and insane man on the planet.
Any Democrat who doesn't want to completely abolish ICE is also part of the mustache regime.
Congratulations to Mrs. Helen Ramirez. Do your best in your new job.
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