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City Manager Proposes Budget Without Layoffs After Month of Pushback; Funding Cuts Planned Elsewhere
For more than a month, city employees have been waiting and wondering if they are one of the 22 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees slated for layoffs. Pushback from City staff and the City Council has pressured City Manager Shawna Burkhart to create a version of the budget without layoffs.
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BREAKING NEWS: Val Verde County Election ‘Failures’ Impeding Voter Rights, State Audit Reveals
The Texas Secretary of State Elections Division conducted an audit on Val Verde County’s 2023-2024 election period. The first phase of investigation concluded in July 2025, and the State just published a “Preliminary Findings Report for November 5 2024 General Election.” Evidence provided within the report proves Val Verde County violated a half dozen Texas Election Codes. The State said, “this has impeded the free exercise of Val Verde County citizens’ voting rights.”

Stevie Quilo
Aug 6, 20254 min read
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