Unlike 2019, when Comal County commissioners last updated pay scales for county employees, most residents agreed that 12 years without major changes to pay and benefits was long enough.
More than a month ago, angry taxpayers seeing red over higher property valuations stormed Comal County Commissioners Court, demanding answers that commissioners couldn’t give.
From Charleston to Charlottesville to Pittsburgh to Poway to DC to El Paso to Buffalo, each of these people was a victim of racists emboldened by replacement conspiracy myths to commit mass murder. They were victims of a subculture of scapegoating, masterfully repurposed by supremacist politics, politicians and shock jocks seeking to retain their power over an inflamed base, at all costs. They were victims of our ancient, obstinate refusal to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.
Luis Perez took his own life last year and his family wants there to be more awareness for mental health. They hosted this run so people struggling could learn about