Governor Greg Abbott today met with McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos and other city officials to discuss McAllen and the entire Rio Grande Valley's ever-growing economic and cultural impact in the state of Texas. The Governor and city officials also talked about the state's collaborative efforts with McAllen officials to secure the border and keep Texans safe. During the discussion, the Governor presented a proclamation and a Texas flag to Mayor Villalobos to congratulate him on being sworn in as the mayor of McAllen earlier this year.
Patrick calls Buckingham a “proven, conservative fighter the people of Texas can count on to secure our border, protect private property rights, defend the Alamo, and take care of our brave veterans.”
This week's city council meeting once again turned contentious as the issue of designating San Angelo as a sanctuary city for the unborn continues to be a hot topic for the residents of the city.
H.R. “Winkie” Wardlaw and plaintiffs were awarded $106,063.70 in attorneys fees in their failed effort to sue a San Angelo church, a local gymnastics business, and the City of San Angelo over a zoning dispute.
During the San Angelo City Council meeting held Thursday, September 9th, community members voiced their support for voting to make San Angelo the 38th Sanctuary City for the Unborn in the state.
The federal government is spending your income tax dollars to sue the state government that has to spend your property and sales tax dollars to defend you in that lawsuit.
![The last appellant standing, H.R. "Winkie" Wardlaw, III, who successfully argued for the ZBA to overturn the city planners' decision to allow the sand depot. (LIVE! Photo/Joe Hyde)](/sites/default/files/styles/t5/public/media/article/winkie-warlaw.jpg?itok=y_HNvc5e "The last appellant standing, H.R. "Winkie" Wardlaw, III, who successfully argued for the ZBA to overturn the city planners' decision to allow the sand depot. (LIVE! Photo/Joe Hyde)")
