Local election slate filed for county offices
Local candidates filed for county posts with a March 10 primary date and an April 14 run off if needed. General election set for November 3. Names include Rene Pena and Raymond Ramirez for County Judge. Eva Martinez for County Clerk. Carolyn Orth for County Treasurer. Emilio Flores and Jo Ann Brannan for Justice of the Peace. Bobby Billimek Olenick John P Olenick Robert Polasek Robert Rodriguez for Commissioners. Libertarians Jackie Green and Mike Abbott also appear.
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Rene M. Pena
Raymond M. Ramirez
Marvin Quinney
Martha B. Schnabel
Shirley Polasek
Eva S. Martinez
1997 in Wilson County A year of notable strides and shocks
Wilson County residents faced a busy year with a media raid on dog breeders, a disputed resignation of Path Mayor Gene Maeckel, and a missing person search for Patty Vaughan. U.S. Rep. Frank Tejeda died prompting an emergency election, while a burn ban was reinstated, a school building slated for demolition, and a city water system project moved forward. Floresville and Elmendorf saw police grants, road extensions pushed, and a court case led to a 20 year sentence for a shooting. Congressional and local races produced runoffs as political reshaping continued.
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San Antonio TV
Alan
Lois Brown
FELPS
Path
Gene Maeckel
Bexar County
Wilson County
Patty Vaughan
U.S
Frank Tejeda
Bush
Floresville
Tejeda
Burglars Target Bubba's Texaco Store
Three suspects burglarized Bubba's Texaco on U S 87 at 2 30 a m taking beer and cigarettes and causing 300 to 400 dollars in damage. Surveillance captured the break in and police seek the three individuals for burglary of a building, a felony with up to two years in state prison.
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Brian K. Murphy
Stockdale
Wilson County Sheriffs Department
Bubba
Texaco
Brinks Security
Freddy Martin
Johnie Deagen
San Antonio
Floresville Court to Use Software to Seize Licenses for Failing to Appear
Floresville Municipal Court will deploy a computer program under 1995 Senate Bill 1504 to deny license renewals to drivers who fail to appear for traffic citations. Judge Rudy Garza cites about 30 percent nonappearance and $166 fines per failure to appear, with yearly revenue losses around $25,000.
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Floresville
Rudy Garza
Garza
Tion
Texas
DPS
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Isnenenerene
Annes
Panenee Oannee
Jannenneanevenseners Snenees
Seenenerennennenen
WCN
Bobby Billimek
John P. Olenick
Robert Polasek
Robert Rodriguez
Wayne H. Stroud
Bob Wentz
Mike Abbott
Path Pirettes
Austin
LaVernia
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Missouri
Texas Rangers
Ciro Rodriguez
Juan Solis
Elmendorf
U.S. Justice Department
Clinton
Rodriguez
Solis
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Cindy Johns
Texas Department of Public
Floresville, Texas
Police Department
PPS Ville. Svil
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