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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 12:00am

Dear editor, On Saturday, Oct. 26, we will be hosting our second Eastside Conversation at Moon Brew Coffee Co., 109 North Main Street. Like our initial event, the purpose of this time is to update residents on various matters related to city life. As an elected official, I believe in the importance of accountability and informing our eastside residents of matters that I have brought to council, as well as the many other concerns and issues that we are addressing.

Important or urgent?

Important or urgent?

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 12:00am

Iwas reminded the other day about a man I met four years ago. He was a 36-year-old man from Eagle Pass and he walked into my office on Tuesday. He had started walking days earlier and after a few rides and a few blisters later he was in deep East Texas. When we met, he was tired, hopeless (he had hoped to find some family here - it didn’t work out) homeless and hungry. We got him some food and a motel room for the night (plus a bottle of cream soda), it’s about all we could really do (it put us $68.00 over our benevolence budget). He reminded me of Raymond Babbitt, Dustin Hoffman’s character from the movie Rain Man. I shared with Louis that the best thing for him was to go back the way he came, to go back home, that we had done all we could for him. I told him enjoy the bed, enjoy the shower and enjoy the food but go back home.

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