Tieken earns second term as mayor in New Braunfels
New Braunfels City Council reelects Barbara Tieken as mayor 5-2 after debates over ceremonial duties. George Erben opposed citing philosophical differences while Ed Sciantarelli supported tandem governance. Tieken vows to back a fall bond issue and stresses need for a committed council and mayor.
Council swears in new City Council members
Former mayor George Erben is sworn in for a new term by Mayor Barbara Tieken who begins a second year. Ed Sciantarelli takes the oath as a new District 3 representative, and Betty Lou Rushing is elected major pro tem, replacing Valdemar Espinoza, with Sciantarelli and Erben serving Districts 3 and 4 respectively.
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Betty Lou Rushing
Valdemar Espinoza
Max Winkler
James Goodbread
George Erben
Ed Sciantarelli
Tieken
Sciantarelli
Erben
Murder suspects set to be re-indicted
Two capital murder suspects, Rodolfo Baiza Hernandez and Jesse Garibay Jr, face re indictment by a Comal County Grand Jury after a judge ruled the prior indictments flawed. The case stems from a shooting of five Mexican nationals on FM 1863 linked to a robbery. The next indictment will name the robbery victims and maintain charges of murder and robbery.
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Bill Schroeder
Rodolfo Baiza Hernandez
Jesse Garibay Jr
Hernandez
John Chunn
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Fred Moore
Moore
Garibay
Victor Cervan
Victor Manuel Serrano Cerva
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Texas lawmakers laud productive 69th session ahead of May end
Austin AP reports Texas lawmakers praise a productive 69th session with a water plan, tuition hike, and a balanced budget aim. Leaders say no tax increase or special session needed, while plans move to voters and Gov White for a tuition bill allowing tripling and future quadrupling per credit hour.
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Gib Lewis
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Mark White
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MOVE Siege Fire Ravages Philadelphia District
In Philadelphia a police helicopter dropped a bomb on the MOVE headquarters, sparking a blaze that destroyed up to 60 middle class homes. Police searched for armed MOVE members as reports spread of three bodies inside the house and children carried from the scene amid a siege that officials call among the city’s worst fires. Mayor Goode took responsibility, saying officers showed restraint after a 90 minute gunbattle as tear gas and water cannon were used to clear MOVE from the fortified building.
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Thomas McCormick
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Est Le Be at Two Forty Five
A brief item notes Est Le Be location time at two forty five with a reference to a down count of thirteen.
Realtors back CISD bond for new campuses and renovations
Comal ISD seeks a $19.96 million bond to fund a new Smithson Valley High School and Canyon Middle School, convert current campuses, and renovate all nine campuses. The Realtors board endorsed the measure after a Mangum and Linnartz presentation. Absentee voting runs today at the Central Administration Office.
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Toya Lindsey
Jim Mangum
Roy Linnartz
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Canyon
Mountain Valley
Bulverde
Smithson Valley Area
Bulverde Primary
CISD
Abel Campos
Pigeon birth control suggestion prompts city council action
Public outcry over last month's pigeon poisoning leads the City Council to ask exterminator Brad Herbelin of Bug A Meister to voluntarily halt poison use while reviewing other methods. He agrees to suspend tainted corn for months as council weighs humane options amid district concerns.
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Brad Herbelin
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Herbelin
Schmitz Hotel
Dittlinger
Norman Kraft
The
Humane Society
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