Cameron County - March 15, 2008

Cameron County Commissioners' Court - March 15, 2008
Agenda.

BISD Board - March 18, 2008

BISD Board of Trustees Meeting - March 18, 2008
Agenda.

City Commission - March 18, 2008

City Commission Meeting - March 18, 2008
Agenda.

LiveBlogging the Joe Lee Rubio Hearing

UTB-TSC - March 6, 2008

UTB-TSC Board of Trustees Meeting - March 6, 2008
Agenda.

BND - March 19, 2008

Brownsville Navigation District Board Meeting - March 19, 2008
Agenda.

Flaking defined.

Article.

With Leads Like These...

Harlingen Post had it first.


The civil shoe has dropped, too:
KGBT: Zavaletta, Former DA and Two Newspapers Sued in Defamation Case

The story fleshed out some more at The Harlingen Post.

I BLOG, YOU DECIDE M.I.A.?

I surfed this morning to find Kurgan's excellent "big-picture" blog showing as removed.

Hope it's only temporary.

Brownsville PUB - March 10, 2008

Brownsville PUB Board Meeting - March 10, 2008
Agenda.

Cameron County - March 11, 2008

Cameron County Commissioners' Court - March 11, 2008
Agenda.

BISD BOC - March 6, 2008

BISD Bond Oversight Committee Meeting - March 6, 2008

BISD Board - March 4, 2008

BISD Board of Trustees Meeting - March 4, 2008
Agenda.

Declined at Intake.(But Slow on Uptake.)

From the Herald article:

Zavaletta explained that he signed "a sworn victim/witness statement detailing how I came to be in possession of this information which at no time indicated that it was confidential or could not be disseminated to any third person."

While this may be true, there was an article published on 2/28, just two days after the Zavaletta campaign first ran the offending ad. In it:

District Attorney Armando Villalobos said the information contained in the advertisement is sent to Monica's House or Maggie's House. It is confidential and not subject for public viewing, he said, as the case files contain information about complainants and victims, which are protected by law.

Wasn't the DA's indication of the confidentiality of these names reason enough not to run them again?

Why did the Zavaletta campaign publish the SAME ad (both with full names of the individuals declined at intake and then with just their initials) OVER and OVER again?

Herald 2/26, A9 - original run of ad, with full names.
Herald 2/29, C3 - 2nd run of ad, with initials.
Herald 3/2, C5 - 3rd run of ad, with full names.
Herald 3/3, C3 - 4th run of ad, with full names.
Herald 3/4, C3 - 5th run of ad, with initials.

I struggled to comprehend how an attorney couldn't conceive of the confidentiality possibility before the first ad run. But then to run it multiple times again after he was effectively warned of the criminal (and not to mention civil) liability is just arrogant or asinine. Pick your poison.

Cameron County - March 3, 2008

Cameron County Commissioners' Court - March 3, 2008
Agenda.

BND - March 5, 2008

Brownsville Navigation District Board Meeting - March 5, 2008
Agenda.

John Reed for BND Board, Place 3

John Reed, a Brownsville banker and former chairman of BEDC, has filed for Commissioner, Place 3, on the Brownsville Navigation District Board. Place 3 is currently held by Luigi Cristiano.

His resume includes:

EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE
1979 Graduate – James Pace High School
1983 BBA – Texas State University
23 years banking experience
Former Adjunct Professor of Business, UTB / TSC
Senior Vice President – Capital One Bank

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Board of Directors – El Jardin Water Supply Corp.
Board of Trustees – Valley Regional Medical Center
Board of Trustees – Episcopal Day School Endowment Foundation
Advisory Board Member – Brownsville/SPI International Airport
Member – Brownsville Metropolitan Planning Organization
Former Chairman – Brownsville Chapter American Red Cross
Former Chairman – Rio Grande Valley Chapter American Red Cross
Former Chairman – Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
Former Chairman – Brownsville Economic Development Council
Former Chairman – Episcopal Day School Board of Directors
Former President – Brownsville Boys & Girls Club
Former President – American Cancer Society, South Cameron Unit
Former Board of Directors – Dean Porter Park Renovation Committee
Former Vestry Member / Treasurer – Church of the Advent Episcopal

City Commission - March 3, 2008

City Commission Meeting - March 3, 2008
Agenda.

Cameron County Returns - Republican Party

Download the source Excel file.
*Results not official until canvassed.

Cameron County Returns - Democrat Party

Download the source Excel file.
*Results not official until canvassed.

Live Blogging the Election Returns - Tonight after 7:30

Tired of the slow election returns updates at the Herald, KRGV and KGBT?

Let's see if the blogosphere can do it better and faster:

"Most ATYPICAL Political Ad" Award Goes To:

Judge J. J. Martinez in today's Herald:



I did a double take upon reading it, assuming one of his opponents paid for it.

BND - February 20, 2008

Brownsville Navigation District Board Meeting - February 20, 2008
Agenda.

Cameron County - February 26, 2008

Cameron County Commissioners' Court - February 26, 2008
Agenda.