From the editor: Local political fixture William Garza is well known in Brownsville for several reasons:
1. His tenure on the City Commission ending in 1991.
2. Numerous attempts to gain local office since.
3. Being the father of Porter High School football star Billy Garza.
4. Reportedly kidnapped in 1998 by "two Hispanic males," left buck naked just outside the city limits.
Mr. Garza is, once again seeking office, jumping from his longtime home in District 3 to respond to a groundswell of public support from the residents of District 1 to represent them on the city commission.
Within the last hour, Garza has announced on Facebook his campaign for City Commissioner, District 1, 2019.
We publish his statement below without editing:
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| William Garza with Politiquera Herminia Becerra in Mayor's Race 2015 |
"For many years residents of Southmost have asked me to run in their district 1 for Cty Comm, well , this May I rented a place in La Posada and am declaring my candidacy for this position.
Theirs a sitting Commissioner and a sitting BISD Trustee that also have had their residency questioned and a previous Commissioner even lived in Los Fresnos.
When Father Juan Nicolas of Christ the King Church blessed my candidacy, I won by landslide in Southmost and began to bring up the area along with fellow Commissioner Pete Benavides, Butch Barbosa, Dr. Tony Zavaleta and Mayor Nacho Garza.
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| William Garza has added the name "Billy" to his campaign signs, perhaps to remind us of his football star son, known locally as Billy Garza |
We were instrumental in having The Library built on Central blvd which led to the Library in Southmost. Also Morningside park and the paving of many streets and most importantly always received everyone.
I served as a sports announcer at Porter, Lopez and East Brownsville Little League spending my time and donating my pay back . My son “Billy” was part of the start of the “Porter Nation”.
I’m best qualified to represent this district 1 because ' Puedo Hacer Mas.'"
Within the last hour? Are you fucking joking idiot? William Garza announced a month ago on Facebook, Barton.
ReplyDeleteNobody calls you Billy, William. Quit using your son’s popularity.
ReplyDeleteRents doesn’t mean he lives in Southmost.
ReplyDeleteAt the heart of the Christmas story is a family — Joseph, Mary and Jesus — who cannot find shelter. They are forced to rest in a stable, where Mary gives birth to her son. Later, the family is said to have fled to Egypt to escape violence, refugees in every sense of the word.
ReplyDeleteYet today we see families similarly seeking shelter being rounded up at the border. They might be given a place to sleep after being arrested, but certainly their treatment lacks kindness and compassion. Not enough care is being taken for their physical well-being, either, as numerous reports have revealed.
Last week, 7-year-old Jakelin Caal, who walked with her father from Guatemala, died in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol. We cannot say whether her health had deteriorated so much at the time of her arrest that death was inevitable or whether a lack of medical and other care contributed to her loss of life. Before speculating, we should wait for autopsy results.
What we can say, however, is that the current immigration policy from the Trump administration is both cruel and unreasonable. It flies in the face of Christian teaching by those who proclaim themselves to be Christian. More than any religious doctrine, though, this policy toward immigrants — whether those attempting to come here or those already here — goes against what it means to be human. It is beyond a disgrace.
As we have stated before, all nations need to be able to control who crosses their borders. Security does matter. Open-border enthusiasts in the United States are few and far between.
But having a secure border does not require a $5 billion border wall — or a government shutdown over funding that wall, as appears possible this week. Nor does it require the presence of National Guard troops for months at a time. It does not require separating children from parents. It does not require keeping people in detention who have family members who will sponsor them. It does not require an agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, that operates with a lack of care for the humanity of the people it meets along the way.
Security on the border does not equal cruelty. Or it should not.
The United States does need Border Patrol agents who operate with efficiency and compassion. It does need a foreign policy that recognizes how our actions created pockets of chaos and violence in Central America, the very reason refugees are walking through Mexico in hopes of reaching safety here. The U.S. does need to reform its immigration system so that people who want to move here have a path that is fair, reasonable and accessible.
Even if migrants are to be arrested, they can be greeted with water, blankets and interpreters. Many of the Central American migrants speak indigenous languages — they might be able to communicate in Spanish, but it is not their first tongue. To make decisions in the desert based on English forms, translated by interpreters into Spanish, signed off by people whose first language is not Spanish, makes little sense. What’s more, the Trump administration has closed ports of entries off and on, making it difficult for the refugees to ask for asylum — which is legally their right.
The late 7-year-old and her father were part of a group of 163 migrants who turned themselves into the Border Patrol south of Lordsburg — that’s right, Jakelin was taken into custody in New Mexico. It is our tragedy, too. More than eight hours later, Jakelin began having seizures and later died at an El Paso hospital. Her temperature was recorded at 105.7 degrees.
Whether she died because of the journey, lack of care in custody or other reason, we don’t yet know. However, we do know that conditions for the refugees in detention are bleak. That can change, and it must. To accept the current situation betrays this nation’s values and beliefs. Perhaps this holiday season, President Donald Trump should take time away from his resorts and visit a detention center.
Shame on the Trump administration. And shame on us, if we citizens allow it to continue.
Trump 2020!
ReplyDelete20 for obstruction, 20 for money laundering and fraud.
William Garza doesn't know shit from Shinola about Southmost, bro. Fucking carpetbagger. Fraude!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good tip especially to those fresh to the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteBrief but very accurate info… Thank you for sharing
this one. A must read post!
What tip? Lying shit there. Shit, yeah! It's all shit.
DeleteWhat are his thoughts on bikes?
ReplyDeleteDamn! Doesn't he have a grammar check on his computer??
ReplyDeleteMy street on Southmost is not paved.... :(
ReplyDeleteHow many times has William run and lost? It has to be double digits by now. Mr. Garza, do you have no shame?
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