Harry Bowers and Lawrence Spradley were sworn to new three-year terms on New Braunfels City Council, which Monday night bade farewell to retiring Councilmember Matthew Hoyt, who stepped down after delivering the meeting invocation.
Bowers, the District 3 incumbent, was joined by wife Katherine, son Quint and daughter Beth as he took the oath from County Court at-Law No. 3 Judge Deborah Linnartz Wigington. Spradley, who succeeded Hoyt as District 4 representative, was joined by wife Kristy as he recited his oath from retired Brazoria County Justice of the Peace Wayne Dubose.
Bowers, a 47-year-old Texas State University lecturer who won his first term unopposed in 2018, defeated challenger Kevin Robles, a 39-year-old businessman, totaling 1,027 votes (84.25%) to Roblesâ 192 votes (15.75%) in what Bowers said was the largest ever margin for a contested District 3 race and the second-largest winning margin ever for a council position.
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HOUSTON (KTRK) A Harris County Precinct 1 sergeant made a ‘dying declaration’ of child sex assault and implicated two co-workers before taking his own life.
The complicated web of allegations started unraveling a week ago when officials with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office said they questioned a dispatcher about her poor work performance.
In a press conference Friday, Constable Alan Rosen said that is when the dispatcher, Christina McKay, rather abruptly reported to them that co-worker, Sgt. Robert Johnson, was allegedly sexually abusing children.
“It’s pretty apparent that everybody around this guy had no idea that he was a pedophile,” Rosen said. “Not his wife. Not his friends. Not his co-workers. Nobody.”
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Updated: May 22 2021, 21:51 ET
TWO women who worked at a Texas sheriff s office were arrested and charged on Friday with allegedly helping a police deputy sexually abuse minors.
Dispatcher Christina McKay and deputy Chonda Shalett Williams were fired from the police department after Sergeant Robert Johnson alleged their involvement before killing himself.
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Deputy Chonda Shalett Williams who is charged with sexually assualting a childCredit: Harris County Constable s Office, Precinct 1
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Christina McKay who reportedly reserved rooms 20 times at the same hotel for JohnsonCredit: Harris County Constable s Office, Precinct 1
Johnson took his own life several hours after having a standoff with deputies in an attempted traffic stop north Liberty County on Wednesday, according to KPRC-TV.
Heavy rains have been battering central Texas since Monday and Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the State Operations Center to operate 24 hours a day through Friday.