Tag: State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr.

ANNEXATION HALT: City officials raise concerns

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito is calling on State Representative Eddie Lucio III (D-Brownsville) and Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-Brownsville) to take necessary steps to address the City of Brownsville’s strip annexation. Strip annexation occurs when a city, town or municipality annexes an area smaller than 1,000 feet. San …

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Local officials praise ruling on ‘inadequate’ school financing

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local and state officials have praised the decision of State District Judge John K. Dietz, of Travis County, to find the Texas school finance system unconstitutionally inadequate for school children in Texas. Such action comes after Dietz made a similar ruling on Feb. 4, 2013, that culminated a three-month …

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