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August 2012 (67)
At the deadline to register for candidacy for the EPISD Board of
Trustees, Rodolfo Lopez, who had initially registered to run for Place
1, the place he presently occupies, has surprisingly decided to take
his name from Place 1 and put his candidacy into Place 2 where he will
run against Ignacio Saucedo and Hector Mijares. This move evens out
the proverbial field and will make the November 6th elections that much
more compelling come election day.
Four positions are up for the EPISD Board.
Suzy Perez, Elections Coordinator for the EPISD, informed The News
Gram that the candidates for Place 1 are Claudio Heredia and Jose
Reyna. For Place 6 the candidates are local attorney David Riojas who
is seeking re-election and is running against Jesus Casas and Dr.
Hector Alvarez.
Finally, for Place 7, Glenna Purcell seeks re-election versus Tom Cary
and Marcos Villalpando.
Perez added that August 27th at 10:00 A.M. a drawing will be held to
determine the order in which candidates' names will appear on the
ballots.
Early voting begins October 22nd through November 2nd and the general
election will take place November 6th.
A total of five candidates will seek to occupy three seats on the
Maverick County Hospital Board.
The administration of the MCHD informed The News Gram that they have
closed registration for these positions.
The five candidates are as follows: Sylvia Serrano who works for the
EPISD and has some experience in public office as she was once a city
councilwoman; Lucia Johnson, ex-candidate for the position of County
Commissioner of Precinct 3; Humberto Duran and Chuco Farias who were
the first to register and are both incumbents;
and Ricardo Calderon a local attorney and publisher.
The election will be held on November 6th and the top three candidates
who receive the most votes will be named to the MCHD Board of
Trustees. The rest of the MCHD Board is comprised of Joaquin L.
Rodriguez and Rito Valdez III.
Staff -Eagle Pass
Administration at the Maverick County Sheriff's Department purchased seven new units for the force, five pickup trucks and 2 Chevy Impalas with a price tag of $160,000.00. The department informed The News Gram that the units had arrived since last week and are practically unused. The pickup units have been designated for detective use for investigations in differentiating criminal cases which are reported to the department. According to information given, the units are already in use at this time and are highly equipped to handle the wear and tear of all law enforcement tasks. The resources were obtained through confiscated funds, and as such will not cost the taxpayers of Maverick County one single cent. Confiscated funds have been approved for use by the federal government. Through these types of programs, departments across the state and nation have been able to modernize surveillance equipment, communications capabilities and other aspects of law enforcement as Sheriff Tom Herrera prepares to relinquish his duties as Sheriff after two long, successful terms.