What the Campaign Finance Reports Reveal About the May 1 Election
SAN ANGELO, TX The campaign finance reports were due Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m. and all but three candidates in the City of San Angelo May 1 election cycle submitted a report. The finance reports give insights into who is financially backing each candidate and where the campaigns are spending their campaign cash.
In the mayoral election, incumbent Mayor Brenda Gunter leads the pack in fundraising and expenditures. Gunter loaned her campaign $15,000 and then received $17,325 in total donations. Her largest donation from an individual was for $2,000. Most of her donations were less than $500.
Valenzuela Confirms Suspects Have Emerged in Water Contamination Probe
SAN ANGELO, TX San Angelo City Manager Daniel Valenzuela confirmed Thursday afternoon that the City is looking at several commercial businesses that may have caused widespread contamination of the City of San Angelo Water Utilities distribution system. He did not name names, however; at least not yet.
Before last week’s winter storm that knocked out about half of the City of San Angelo water distribution system, there was an earlier crisis of contamination of city water discovered and soon thereafter isolated to the northeast side of the city.
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 25, City Manager Daniel Valenzuela released a video reminding San Angelo residents that the Feb. 8 water contamination crisis has not been resolved. Residents and commercial entities with running water in the far northeast side of the city remain under a “do not drink” water notice. Valenzuela noted that through mitigation, the “do