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Garcia ruled in favor of the
teachers group Project Principle.
That case then moved directly to
the Texas Supreme Court, but
languished there through the re-
mainder of 1988.
A number of local educators
expressed strong opposition to Gov.'
Mark White, mainly in the Demo-
cratic primary. White won just
over SO percent of the vote in the
May primary, but carried Stan-
County heavily in the November
election over Republican Bill
Clements, the statewide victor.
The fourth most important story
are the sharp battles and changes
that shook the Appraisal District in
1986.
On Sept. 4, the five-member
Appraisal Board voted unanimous-
ly to sever the contract with the
Rio Grande City CISD for the
services of Heberto Barrera as
Chief Appraiser. They argued,
noting that Barrera is the RGC-
CISD Tax Assessor, that the
Appraisal District needed a full-
time Chief Appraiser.
The Appraisal Board then named
Antonio Garcia as Acting Chief
Appraiser. This action drew nega-
tive votes from three taxing
entities- Starr County, the City of
Roma, and the Roma ISD,
automatically voiding his ap-
pointment. , *
A couple of commissioners had
flatly argued that Garcia was not
qualified, but two Appraisal Board
members insisted this evaluation
was inaccurate, unjust, and politi-
cally motivated. Garcia, in May,
had passed his state test to become
a Registered Professional
Appraiser. The Appraisal Board
then named Cesario Barrera as
Acting Chief Appraiser.
On Nov. 10, the Appraisal Board
unanimously voted to name
Ricardo Diaz of Crystal City to
serve as Chief Appraiser on a
permanent basis. Diaz had served
as Zavala County Appraiser for the
previous eight years. Some
activists contended that a local
person should have been appointed
to the post.
Three stories tie for fifth in
importance Among these were a
growing budget deficit that re-
sulted, by mid-July, in the county
commissioners determining that 19
county employees would be laid off.
Some, but not all, of the county
employees marked for layoff were
actually let go.
When the budget had first been
prepared in September 1985, the
predicted rate for tax collection
was 88 percent. But the actual rate
turned out to be 84 percent. Also
contributing to the crunch was
rapidly falling revenue from the oil
industry.
The cuts triggered opposition
from many department heads. In
early August, the commissioners
voted to institute IS percent salary
cuts for everyone, except for the
Sheriff's and Fire Departments, for
the remaining two months of the
fiscal year.
In September, the commissioners
voted to raise the tax rate three
cents, to .5778 of $100 valuation An
automatic increase in the rate was
allowed due to the sharp loss in
valuations.
In the week preceding the June 7
runoff, County Clerk Juan Mills
came under fire due to the
discovery that 600 absentee mail-in
ballots had not been impounded. In
late May, District Judge Ricardo
Garcia had issued an order re-
quiring that all ballots be im-
pounded
At least two candidates, Martinez
and Abel N. Gonzalez, Jr.,
expressed strong consternation
about this occurrence. For his part,
Mills said that he had done his
utmost to live up to the state's
election code, and that a clerical
procedure had needed to be done to
prevent persons who had mailed in
absentee ballots from voting again
in person.
A local group called The United
Citizens Coalition circulated peti-
tions demanding harsh punishment
for Mills.
In early October, the District
Attorney's Office indicated that a
motion would be filed before the
District Judge requiring the County
Clerk to explain why he shouldn't
be declared in contempt of court.
Both the Assistant District At-
torney and County Attorney in-
dicated that no evidence of tam-
pering had been found.
On Nov. 26, a settlement was
reached in the matter. According
to the Assistant D.A., Allen
"Gocha" Ramirez, Mills indicated,
through his attorney, that the
impoundment order had not been
fully followed. But Ramirez added
that "there was an agreement that
the violation had been uninten-
tional."
Mills was admonished from the
bench by Judge Ricardo Garcia,
who agreed, however, that the
incident had been unintentional.
On March 10, County Treasurer
Jose D. Villarreal, who had served
in the position for more than 23
years, died of a heart attack at ages
69. Villarreal had also served as'
Fire Marshal for many years.
Villarreal's widow was named to
hold the office on a temporary
basis. Villarreal' son David was
named later in the year as County
Fire Marshal, after Volunteer Fire
Chief O.F. Guffey had served for
some time on a temporary basis.
Y vonne
Trevino
Graduates
From SWT
Yvonne Jaive Trevino of Rio
Grande City was among the 1339
Southwest Texas State University
students who were candidates for
degrees awarded in winter com-
mencement exercises Dec. 19 and
20 on the SWT campus in San
Marcos.
Trevino, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Rafael Trevino of 602 East
Main in Rio Grande City, received
a Bachelor of Science in Education
degree with a major in Political
Science.
Ruben Escobedo of San Antonio,
chairman of the Board of Regents
of the Texas State University
System, which governs SWT and
three sister universities, delivered
the keynot address at the under-
graduate ceremony Dec. 20 in
Strahan Coliseum. There were 1199
candidates for bachelor's degrees
and five candidates for associate
degrees awarded in the ceremony
Barbara Hatcher, professor of
early childhood education, deliv-
ered the keynote address at the
Graduate School ceremony Dec. 19
One hundred and thirty-five stu-
dents were candidates for master's
degrees conferred in Evans Audi-
torium
RIO GRANDE HERALD RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,1987 PAGE 4
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all our family and friends for
being with us in our time of loss of our beloved
son, Gilbert Garza. We would also like to thank
all the people who sent food and floral
arrangements, and the ones who called. We truly
are grateful for your support.
The Garza & Longoria Families ,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
SALE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the authority section
4 of Article 6687-9 Texas Civil Statutes, known as the
Texas Abandoned Motor Vehicle Act.
The undersigned Sheriff of Starr County, Texas will on
January 6, 1987 at 10:00 A.M. at Trevino's Wrecker Service
310 Charco Blanco Rd. Rio Grande City, Texas will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder the following
described motor vehicles which are abandoned motor
vehicles the provisions of said Texas Abandoned Vehicle
Act.
Mex
BAC316
KMG980
582MEG
312KHB
744KMA
2 5 9MB J
ZPK759
516GHT
AVX3 51
YBF255
No Plates
853KFJ
LCW242
ZZA737
963EHQ
463GHT
0369HV
No Plates
002BUC
606MZU
535LKX
XBN282
2032HH
083HKB
PUZ7 92
RKC941
D5629
NO Plates
The above described
at Trevino's Wrecker
164478S256447
3Z66N518401
3K30F544063
4Y82A8 2.2281
2K91T142445
RP23G3R327759
DM43M2D274627
3B42H139295
4P69T4X10232 5
8W81F242342
8P63F169782
1C29H5R405542
3A31H215392
PM23G0F180977
3H35R7R135320
5J87A101317
F10YRD46635
1N69U7S155462
1Q87K4N205999
2F37Y4Z103966
5Z63S509344
5A30H169410
CGL266U199345
1X27D6L102398
3N69L7C105484
N/A
1305FK011168
B26BE6X057705
abandoned motor vehicle
Sewice where they may
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1975
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Chev CPE
Merc 2dr.
Merc 4dr.
Line 4dr.
Ford 2dr.
Plv 2dr.
Dodge 4dr
Ford SW
Buick 4dr
Ford 2dr.
Ford 4dr.
Chev 4dr
Ford 4HT.
Ply. 2dr.
Olds SW
Ford 2dr.
Ford P/U
Chev 4dr.
Chev 2dr.
Pont 4dr.
Merc. 4dr.
Ford 2dr,
Chev VAN
Chev 2dr.
Olds. 4dr.
Honda Motorcycle
Dodge VAN
s are now located
be inspected.
METHOD OF PAYMENT; CASH, CASHIERS CHECK, PERSONAL MONEY ORDER
SIGNED AND POSTED THIS 15th DAY OF DECEMBER 1986.
EUGENIO FALCON, JR.
SHERIFF /
STARR COUNTY, TEXAS
BY:
OS VERA
DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Rang*; Management And
The "Big Buck" Business
By Dario Salinas
Range Conservationist
Can we have good livestock
range and still have adequate
nutritional needs for good quality
deer?
Ranchers that ask this question
are those who through the years
have learned how cattle prices tend
to fluctuate. By the same token
they have noticed the steady
increase in demand for hunting
rights.
Yes, you can have both, heavy
calves and quality bucks if you
practice good range management.
Range Management, aimed at
better livestock production can also
incorporate a plan to increase
quality deer.
From a livestock point of view, if
stocking rates are too heavy,
animals become mainurished and
perform poorly. Consequently, calf
weaning weights and weaning
percentages are low. If you try to
improve the weaning percentages
and weight by purchasing addi-
tional hay and other supplements,
livestock cost is going to rise. In
either case net profit will decline
But, it can be incnased by using
the following steps in your man-
agement operation: 1. have a
balance between forage grown and
animals that harvest it. This
condition is usually referred to as
"proper use"; a practice that
allows half of the annual grass
production to be harvested. 2.
provide adequate nutrition year-
round primarily through grazing. 3.
minimize use. 4 practice good
animal husbandry, and 5 practice
good purchasing and selling tech-
niques.
A good range manager practices
"proper use" not only because he
know it affects net profit directly,
but also because he relizes the
products of good range manage-
ment.
Range Management has a great
impact on the ability of rangelands
to produce sustained yields of
desirable products, and wildlife is
no exception In fact, wildlife is a
reflection on the condition of the
range, since it relates directly to
its needs. Wildlife needs being
mainly cover, water, and food.
Cover and food come hand-in
hand. For instance, in a virgin
range, their is direct competition
between cattle and deer. So,
ranchers in trying to increase their
forage production-Usually by
rootplowing and seeding, are doing
deer a favor.
This refers to leaving adquate
brush strips or ramadero areas
with enough cover. Rangeland
dominated entirely by brush can be
a disadvantage to deer Woody
plants can become "overmature",
that is, the young twigs may be out
of reach for deer to browse.
Reasearch shows that an old
chaparral brush stand produces 13
to 106 pounds of browse per acre
yearly, this being a low proportion
for deer food. Too thick a stand of
brush can decrease forb and grass
production! also.
So, having a thick brush stand is
not necessarily the answer to good
deer nutrition. An increase in
production of new, more n- ritious,
brush, is seen when an area is
roller chopped, shredded,
rootplowed or manipulated by
other contro practices.
Advancement in range manage-
ment aimed to favor cattle have
also benefited deer in other ways.
For instance, the rotating of live
stock in a system, where various
pastures are grazed by one herd is
becoming more and more popular.
Area ranchers are gradually get-
ting away from the year-round
style of grazirg, which is quite a
relief for some pastures
What this year-round or con-
tinous grazing does is just put more
pressure on high quality, preferred
forbs as well as browse and grass
species Then, when forage supply
runs short because of drought or
due to excessive livestock num-
bers, the situation becomes critical
very soon for deer, and so the "die
off" comes around.
The value of grazing system has
greatly benefited deer since they
have access to the rested pastures
and get first-pick on their favorite
forage and browse species.
Furthermore, deer like to graze
and loaf on quiet, peaceful areas
where they avoid getting "hunked
at" so to speak.
These advancements in range
managements have brought about
favorable results such as a 35 to 40
percent increase in weaning
weights; for some, a better than 85
percent calf crops, and less acres
required for graze an animal unit
Good, but what about deer? Deer
populations through proper range
work have also increased. In some
cases, combined with increased
livestock numbers, grazing and
browsing pressure have escalated
to the point of reducing the quality
of nutrition available.
As direct as "proper use"
affecting net profit on a livestock
operation, so does it affect deer
nutrition. Improper range use
(See BUCK, Page 8)
Alaniz Suggests TAC
Liability Insurance
A county commissioner has
expressed the belief that the Texas
Association of Counties (TAC) is
the ideal vehicle through which
Starr County can obtain liability
insurance, especially for the old
Roma Bridge.
Precinct Four Commissioner
Reynaldo "Moreno" Alaniz said,
"We need some type of liability
insurance to protect the taxpayers.
With this insurance, we get some
money back, for unused portions.
This past year, they (TAC) distrib-
uted over $2 million in dividends
throughout the state."
Alaniz further suggested that the
Sheriff's Department and Starr
County Memorial Hospital could
benefit from TAC liability insur-
ance. He contended that "if they
participate together," the overall
cost would be: lessened.
Alaniz noted that Cameron Coun-
ty has already decided to have
coverage under the TAC liability
plan, which was inaugurated in
December.
Alaniz is a member of the new
and permanent board of trustees of
the TAC liability fund. The first
chairman of this board is Garza
County Judge Giles Dalby. (Garza
County is located in West Texas
near Lubbock )
Passage of House Bill 99 during
the second special legislative
session brought about the estab-
lishment of this program. The bill
required thai representatives of at
least 10 counties agree on
establishing the fund and setting up
operational guidelines Alaniz was
one of 10 mc mbers of this interim
tyoard of trustees.
* TAC President Norman Troy
said, in the TAC Insurance
Adviser, "Surveys we have con-
ducted in 198f. reveal that as many
as 27 percent of our counties are
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been able to return over $12 million
back to county governments since
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fully realize that we are entering
this field in a climate of adverse
factors We are moving forward in
a judicious manner with an aim of
establishing a program of tangible
long-term benefits "
Alaniz said Monday that he ha:
discussed this matter with incom-
ing County Judge J.M Martinez,
Jr., and that Martinez was favor-
able to the idea
The matter of liability insurance
came up for discussion at Mon-
day's special commissioner's meet-
ing when a history enthusiast urged
the county to take action to
preserve the old Roma suspension
bridge. At that meeting, Alaniz and
others warned that the decrepit
bridge is a serious liability problem
for the county.
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by unforeseen circumstances
Villarreal said that $25,000 has
not been appropriated for CPA's,
and $13,000 has not been
appropriated for Pritchard and
Abbott, the preparers of the tax
rolls. He commented, "They need
the CPA Audit to be entitled to
federal grants."
The auditor stated that "I have
$250,000 in claims pending that
have been okayed for payment. We
haven't paid them because we
don't have the money "
Villarreal said that out of the last
six years, there have been four
deficits, with the figure amounting
to over $2 3 million
The auditor contended that "If 8f>
percent of taxes are paid, there
will not be a hole in taxes. If people
pay at the rate they are now, there
will be a hole of $100,000 If 88
percent is collected, there will be a
surplus "
He vehemently said, "I have so
informed them (the commission-
ers) that this deficit is between
$350,000 and $500,000 "
Villarreal offered his concluding
opinion tnat "1987 is going to be a
rough year 1 hope we can have a
realistic budget
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1987, newspaper, January 1, 1987; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195061/m1/4/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.