Pflugerville Police Chief Jessica Robledo steps down after four years
By Amanda Salinas and FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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Chief Robledo served the Pflugerville Police Department for four years and is re-entering retirement.
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas - Pflugerville Police Chief Jessica Robledo is reentering retirement and is stepping down from her position. Robledo was the city s first female and Latina police chief and served the city for four years starting as Interim Police Chief on January 6, 2017 and as Chief of Police beginning February 14, 2017.
With the energy Chief Robledo brought to Pflugerville, when I met her I told people she reminded me of ‘pop rocks’ candy because her energy level never faltered, Pflugerville Mayor Victor Gonzales said in a news release. Chief enhanced our community engagement and grew our police department. We wish her well.
Traffic on FM 685 was lined up near Pflugerville Parkway. (Amy Bryant/Community Impact Newspaper) Pflugerville Mayor Victor Gonzales issued a local disaster declaration Feb. 16 in response to the unprecedented winter weather that has caused blackouts in the city and throughout the state.
The declaration stated that “unprecedented snowfall combined with loss of power to city critical infrastructure has left many residents without power or running water.” Issuing this declaration allows Gonzales and the city to have the ability to request disaster recovery assistance from the state and federal government.
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide declaration Feb. 12, with President Joe Biden following with an emergency declaration for Texas on Feb. 14. Travis County also issues its own declaration because of the severity of the weather that is affecting residents.