Court order requires detailed reporting from UCISD

• by Juan O. Sanches

The court order signed by Judge Orlando Garcia this past Sept. 15, although may likely lead to final dismissal of the 1970 desegregation lawsuit; greatly expanded the requirements of the original desegregation lawsuit.*

No Quorum for CCSWT meeting

• by Juan O. Sanchez

Despite the fact that a quorum was unavailable for a meeting at the Community Council of Southwest Texas (CCSWT) this past Thursday, there was no lack of fireworks between the embattled executive director, Jorge Botello, the representatives of the Texas Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (TDHCA), and the office of the Texas Attorney General (AG).

This, too, shall pass

Hi and welcome (back…finally)!
After three issues of not having an editorial, I have to admit I have to get my brain unstuck and moving.

Writing’s like anything else; if you don’t keep up with it, it tends to get sludgy and it takes a bit to get back into the swing of things.

Coyotes yet to be tested

• by Louie Neira

While the Coyotes did defeat Crystal City 22-12 last Friday, it was mostly due to the efforts of the special teams. From what I understand, Coach Trevino wasn’t too happy with the Coyotes’ performance at the halftime mark and let the team know of what one might describe as his ’strong displeasure’ with their performance.

Response to Valdez

• by Juan O. Sanchez

In a response to Marcel Valdez’s post on the La Voz website dated Sept. 1, I would like to address key points in reply to his statement.

In reference to the first paragraph, perhaps the second sentence of this paragraph is the only good thing that Marcel Valdez has to say about La Voz printing an article in its Aug. 30, 2008 issue “(LPISD side-steps petition”). However, he was not so kind in his response in an article he wrote for The Crystal City Chronicle (Sept. 7) “La Pryor ISD Board President Addresses article regarding petition.”

Why did Botello resign?

• by Juan O. Sanchez

In the Uvalde Leader-News Sept. 11 edition, the paper reported on the resignation of Community Council of Southwest Texas, Inc. (CCSWT) executive director Jorge Botello. There is no doubt that the news had an effect on the community, as well as the employees of the agency. Missing, however, was the reason, or reasons, for the resignation.

Uvalde Vet Center accepting applications Sept. 16

The Vet Center, a facility of the San Antonio division of the V.A. has agreed to open a Uvalde Vet Center on the condition that there are a sufficient number of veterans interested in taking advantage of the center’s offerings.

Suarez: Running for a cure

• by Sandy Suarez

Every 71 seconds a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and as many as 5 million Americans are currently living with this unfortunate fatal Illness.

Single Member District issue misrepresented

• by Juan O. Sanchez

In the Uvalde Leader-News issue of Thursday Sept. 4, the paper carried an article in which city manager John Harrell, Edwards Underground Aquifer Authority member Mario Cruz, and Mayor Cody Smith were interviewed concerning the upcoming single member district election. This was followed up by an editorial in the Sunday, Sept. 7 issue of the Leader-News in which the Leaders-News “Editorial Board,” (whoever that is), urges readers to vote against the proposition.

Support increased funding for Uvalde CISD schools

(Editor’s note: Bill Cockerill is a member of the Uvalde School Board. The following guest column reflects his personal views.)

• by Bill Cockerill

The Uvalde CISD rollback election scheduled for Sept. 27 is the time to decide if we are willing to invest in our children and the future of our community.

Voters will be asked to increase the maintenance and operations tax rate from $1.04 to $1.17, a 13-cent increase, in this very important election. A “Yes” vote means you support the tax rate increase.