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ALL RIGHT. IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF OUR EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WELCOME EVERYBODY GOOD EVENING TO THE SPECIAL MEETING THIS EVENING. I DO SEE VISIBLY THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PRAYER. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY GARCIA TO LEAD US
[1. CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM]
[A. Prayer.]
IN PRAYER. EVERYBODY. PLEASE WRITE. PLEASE STAND. HEAVENLY FATHER. WE COME TO YOU AS A UNITED CITY LORD. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE BEST THAT YOU BESTOWED UPON THE CITY LORD WILL CONTINUE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND OTHER WE DO AS A CITY LORD, WE THANK YOU, LORD FOR THE NEW LEADERSHIP THAT'S COMING TO THE CITY AND THE WISDOM AND UNDERSTAND TO DO THE BUSINESS TODAY. HE CAN. LORD AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CITY LORD, WE ASK CONTINUED BLESSINGS UPON ALL THE EMPLOYEES ARE THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY LORD. THAT YOU WATCH OVER THEM AND PROTECT THEM AND YOU GUIDE THEM, LORD, AND WE JUST GIVE YOU ALL THE HONOR AND GLORY AND JUST PRAY. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASURE FLAG. UNITED STATES AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEMBER GARCIA. WE GET A MOVE ON TO CERTIFICATION OF[B. Pledge of Allegiance.]
[2. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE]
PUBLIC NOTICE. YES SIR. MAYOR. THE MEETING WAS POSTED. AND, OF COURSE, THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS[3. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]
ACT ON NOVEMBER 9 2023 AT 740. PM, SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE IS DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. YES SIR. UNDER STATE LAW, CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR CERTAIN MEMBERS THAT PERSON'S FAMILY HAS A QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INTERESTS IN AN AGENDA ITEM. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER CAN PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON THE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS TO DISCLOSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME MAKE COUNCIL UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DO WANNA MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. IF THAT'S OKAY WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. I DID JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PUBLIC THERE WAS A PETITION SUBMITTED.FOR A RECOUNT FOR COUNCILOR BIRTHPLACE FOR HAS BEEN DECLARED INVALID. I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE IT TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CARE TO
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ELABORATE ON THAT COUNCIL, BUT ALSO THE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED THE PETITION HAS BEEN MADE AWARE. VERY WELL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE ELECTION ITEM A SO CANVASS RETURNS AND DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 7TH 2023 PROOF. BUT, UM. SO THIS ITEM WOULD JUST BE TO READ OUT THE RESULTS. THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE THERE TO TAKE ACTION. SO AT THIS TIME TO CANVASS RETURNS, AND I DECLARE THE RESULTS I'M GOING TO READ THE TALLY THE VOTES AT THIS TIME FOR EACH POSITION. COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL CANVAS OF ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE ELECTION THAT TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER. 7TH 2023 COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE. WE HAVE DAVID SALAZAR. 3405. JOHNNY GARCIA 3178 VOTES. TOTAL VOTES CAST WERE 6583. UNDERVOTES 393. BASED ON THOSE RESULTS, DAVID'S AL ASSAD IS DECLARED THE DULY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE THREE COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYS FOR DAVID WHITE 3334. OH, JERRY LOZANO 3324. TOTAL VOTES CAST 6658. UNDERVOTES 318. BASED ON THESE, AH RESULTS. DAVID WHITE. IS DECLARED DULY ELECTED AS COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYS FOR. FOR MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE HECTOR BOOSTERS JUNIOR 4451. ARMANDO AGUIRRE 2150. TOTAL VOTES CAST 6601. TOTAL UNDERVOTES 375. BASED ON THESE RESULTS. HECTOR BOOSTERS, JUNIOR IS A DECLARED ELECTED MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE ELECTED. AND THE CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO EACH OF THEM DURING THEIR OATH OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THIS MEETING NOW COUNSEL AT THIS TIME NOW THAT THE RETURNS AND THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN DECLARED ITEM BASIC. CONSIDER RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS THAT HAVE JUST BEEN RED FOR THE CITY OF EDINBURGH MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION. HELD ON NOVEMBER 7TH 2023 FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FOR AND MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALSO OPPOSE MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL THE PLACE THREE. PLACE FOUR AND. WE WILL BE HAVING AN OATH OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THIS MEETING. SO COUNCIL CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN SO WE CAN START WEARING MOTION SECOND I WAS IN FAVOR.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND ALL SUPPOSED MEETING ADJOURNED AND WE WILL START WITH THE OATH OF OFFICE NOW AND THAT WILL BE THE SHORTEST MEETING. YOU GUYS EVER HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OKAY LET'S GET TO THE EXCITING SWEARING IN PART THAT ALL OUR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS ARE HERE FOR I'M ROXANNE LERMA. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA FOR THIS AWESOME, AWESOME CITY. UM I DO WANT TO TAKE A SECOND, HOWEVER, TO RECOGNIZE SOME KEY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM BEFORE WE CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. SPECIAL THANKS TO JUDGE BOBBY FLORES 139TH DISTRICT COURT FOR BEING WITH US. COUNTY COURT OF LAW NUMBER ONE RUDY GONZALEZ, JUDGE, ALSO WITH US. JUDGE FOR COUNTY COURT OF LAW NUMBER 10 ARMANDO MARROQUIN. IF WE ALL KNOW HIM, CHARLIE ESPINOSA. CONSTABLE PRECINCT FOR JR DOT DAN. DEMOCRATIC PARTY. CHILL RICHARD GONZALES. AUDREY CRUZ. BIASED E OR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT COMMON GONZALES. PRECINCT FOR COMMISSIONER MISS ELLIE TORRES. ON NUMBER SEVEN.
IF I MISSED ANYONE AT ALWAYS SINCERELY APOLOGIZE, BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE HAVE A
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PACKED HOUSE AND EVERYBODY IS REALLY EXCITED TO GET STARTED. SO NOW THAT WE'VE DONE THE RECOGNITIONS AND THE CANVASSING LET US MOVE TO THE OATHS OF OFFICE THE ROXANNE BECAUSE I SEE OUR FORMER MAYOR RICHARD GARCIA GARCIA. AND MAYOR. THAT WAS A GOOD INTERRUPTION. ANYONE ELSE THAT WAS NEVER RECOGNIZED? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. EVERYBODY'S RECOGNIZED. WE HAVE RICHARD GONZALES DEMOCRATIC PARTY. YES. THANK YOU. ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYS THREE DAVID SALAZAR, A JUNIOR. YOU COULD JOIN US IN FRONT. HE WILL NOW BE SWORN IN BY JUDGE ARMANDO MARROQUIN. FOLLOWING THAT. AND OF COURSE, A COUPLE OF PHOTOS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, AL ASSAD SIGNED THE OATH. AND THEN HE'S GOING TO SHARE A FEW REMARKS WITH US. HE'LL BE OUR NEXT ONE HERE PUT MY. NO HARD I'M ON THE SIDE. IF I CAN. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. I DAVID SALAZAR, JUNIOR. TO SOLOMON'S TROYER. SO I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. THE OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNTY, HIDALGO COUNTY AND STATE OF TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THIS STATE, SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. COME ON. NOT HIS SKIN.GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY SAYING I WANT TO THANK OUR LORD FOR GIVING US THIS DAY TODAY TO CELEBRATE AN EVENT HERE IN THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. I WANT TO THANK ALSO MY WIFE, LIRA. MY CHILDREN, DAVID, SIERRA AND SAILOR STANDING BESIDE ME AND SUPPORTING ME THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY. AND MY FAMILY THAT'S HERE. MY PARENTS, DAVID AND LINDA SALUS ARE MY IN LAWS. RAIN THERE, MARY JANE VELOSO. MY BROTHER BURLANDO, SISTER NANCY AND MY BROTHER MIKE AND THE REST OF OUR FAMILY AND UNCLES. EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE FOR SUPPORTING US. THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY. LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WITHOUT THESE KEY INDIVIDUALS HAVING YOUR SUPPORT AND BEING YOUR BACKBONE. THINGS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, SO I WANT TO THANK THEM. FOR EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY OF EDINBURGH. FOR TRUSTING AND FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE JOURNEY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW A LITTLE OVER FIVE YEARS AGO. AFTER MORE SOME CONSIDERATION SOME PRAYER I DECIDED I WANTED TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. AND THAT WAS IN THE COUNTY LEVEL.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THINGS DID NOT HAPPEN AT THAT TIME. THE WAY WE EXPECTED IT, AND I HAD WAS ASKED ONE TIME. DAVID COULD YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO CHANGE THAT OUTCOME? AND I SAID NO. BECAUSE THE LORD KNOWS WHAT HE DOES, AND HE GIVES US A PATH. A PATH THAT WAS NOT FOR ME AT THAT TIME, BUT I KNEW ANOTHER ONE WILL COME. AND OVER THE YEARS AS THE YEARS CAME BY. YOU KNOW, THE THIS YEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR BY, YOU KNOW, THE POSITION OF CITY COUNCIL PLACED THREE CAME UP. AND THAT MUCH PRAYERS AND THOUGHT AND TALKING WITH MY FAMILY, WE DECIDED TO ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE LORD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US, AND IT WAS LONG AS WE PUT IT IN HIS HANDS AND OUR PRAYER THINGS HAPPEN. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE. COUNCILMAN JOHNNY GARCIA. FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE CITY AND
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WHAT YOU DO AND THE HISTORY THAT'S BEHIND IT. AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF EDINBURGH IN MY EYES. TO MY FELLOW COUNCILMAN THAT ARE STANDING HERE AND HOPE TO JOIN HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.I'M EXCITED TO EMBARK ON A JOURNEY WITH Y'ALL. TWO. MOVE FORWARD WITH EDINBURGH AND MOST IMPORTANT, KEEPING EDINBURGH MOVING FORWARD. SO AGAIN, I'M ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY. FOR DOING EVERYTHING THEY DID DURING THIS ELECTION, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, TRUSTING ME. SO AGAIN, GOD BLESS YOU GUYS. AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE YOUR NEW SUIT. CITY COUNCILMAN PLACE THREE THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYS THREE DAVIDSON A SASH. I HAD TO GET THE SIGNATURE BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED THAT THEY LEAVE, AND THEN WE DON'T GET. UM I'M SO SORRY. I ALSO LEFT OUT JUDGE JOE RAMIREZ, WHO'S ALSO WITH US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. NEXT UP COUNCIL MEMBER PLAYS FOR DAVID WHITE, AND HE WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUDGE AUDREY CRUZ.
MR WHITE WHEN YOU'RE READY, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE WANT TO SEE HOW LONG YOU GONNA WAIT? I STATE YOUR NAME DAVID. WHITE SOLEMNLY SWEAR, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FOR OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. COUNTY OF IBARBO, TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE PRESERVED, PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES OF THIS STATE. THIS STATE HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.
THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE A TICKET. WHAT.
YEAH, I WONDER WHAT IT DOESN'T MATTER. WELL, HELLO ON. I DIDN'T REALIZE GONNA HAVE TO FOLLOW DAVID BECAUSE DAVID DID A HECK OF A JOB THERE IN THAT SPEECH. THING, AND I DIDN'T PREPARE REALLY BECAUSE I USUALLY GET THE BEST OF THE BEST THAT WE CAN BECAUSE YOU KNOW, LIFE. LIFE IS SOMETHING WE LOSE. WE GO. BUT I GENERALLY FORGET TO THANK MY WIFE. WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.
THIS TIME I GOT CHEWED OUT THE VERY FIRST TIME WE DID THIS THAT YOU KNOW YOU FORGOT YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR WIFE. BUT YOU KNOW, THE THING IS, THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. AND THERE THERE WERE A LOVING FAMILY WERE LOVING GROUP THAT TAKES CARE OF EACH OTHER. NO MATTER WHAT, WHETHER WE FORGET SOMEBODY OR NOT. IT'S THE SAME THING I FEEL ABOUT MY CITY. IT'S A SYRIA. NO, I'M A TRANSPLANT HERE. BEEN HERE THE LAST 30 PLUS YEARS. IT'S A CITY THAT'S IN MY HEART. IT'S A CITY WHERE MY KIDS GRADUATED SCHOOL KID WHERE MY WIFE'S TAUGHT SCHOOL GOT TO RETIRE HERE FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS OR SO THAT SHE'S BEEN. YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY COMMUNITY. IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT WE LEARNED TO LOVE AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE WHEN WE TOOK CARE OF IT THERE FOR ME. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP. IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE CARE FOR THE CITY. BECAUSE THE NEXT STEP AND IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT POSITION, WHETHER YOU'RE WORKING NIGHTS AND YOUR THAT THAT THAT CALL FOR HELP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THAT WE THIRD TO STRIVE FOR. IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF IT.
NOW IT'S THE CAULDRON. USUALLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8 TO 5 OR A LITTLE BIT AFTER SIX BECAUSE SOMEBODY DIDN'T PICK UP MY TRASH OR SO. WHERE'S THE RAMIRO OVER THERE. MAKE SURE THE OTHER TRASH IS PICKED UP BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ROUGH CALLS. YOU KNOW, BUT THIS THIS CAMPAIGN AH, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY GOT OUR FRIENDS OUT REALLY GOT OUR FAMILY OUT. YOU GOT TO KNOW PEOPLE THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW LIKE THE FIRST TIME. YOU LEARNED THAT THE YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST
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AND THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THEY APPRECIATE IT. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT SO YOU KNOW THIS VICTORY OR THIS WIND. IT SPEAKS A LOT FOR MY COMMUNITY. IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, THE FRIENDS, THE FAMILY THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T KNOW THE PEOPLE WE WILL KNOW THEY'RE ALL PART OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SEVENTH. AND I PROMISE YOU I WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE ONE THAT I AM. IT'S TIME TO BE SERIOUS. IT'S TIME TO BE SERIOUS. IT'S TIME TO SAY A LITTLE JOKE. SORRY, DAVID. UH YOU'LL PROBABLY BE THE BUTTER WHEN YOU'RE PROBABLY SITTING NEXT TO ME. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. HOW DOES IT WORK? BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A TIME FOR THAT, AND IT WAS THE TIME FOR THE PLACE. THERE'S A TIME TO HUG AND THERE'S A TIME FOR A SCOLDING, AND THAT'S THAT'S SOMETIMES WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IN LIFE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO HERE. I'LL SPEAK UP AND ADVOCATE AND FIGHT FOR YOU. UH BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE GOT TO SAY NO. THE WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR LIVES BY THE PHILOSOPHY. EVERYBODY DESERVES AN ANSWER. SOMETIMES IT'S GOT TO BE NO, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT IT HAS. BUT YOU ASKED THE QUESTION. YOU DESERVE AN ANSWER. IF YOU ASK US ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, YOU DESERVE AN ANSWER. YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE ANSWER. YOU MAY LOVE THE ANSWER, BUT YOU DESERVE AN ANSWER. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO GET FROM ME. IF I CAN'T FIND IT MYSELF, I'LL GET SOMEBODY WHO CAN AND WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE GROWTH AND THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE CITY. AND I'M PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. YOU ALL DON'T BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PAST STUFF. THEN WE GOT GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. YOUR CITY STRONG YOUR CITY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. WAS THAT GOOD COUNCILMAN RUNNING YOUR CITY RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS, AND I REALLY THANK YOU ALL. THANK EVERYONE FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU FOR THE CARE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THANK YOU.ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MAYOR PROTEST. AND NOW HE'S GOING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE SWEARING IN. FOR OUR OR MUNICIPAL JUDGE HECTOR BOOST THOSE JUNIOR AND HE'S GOING TO BE SWORN IN BY JUDGE BOBBY FLORES.
BUSINESS. OH, MR WHITE. CAN I BORROW YOUR BIBLE? GLAD I BROUGHT IT. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS WE GET TO BE A JUDGE A LONG TIME LIKE I THINK YOU WILL LOSE YOUR HAIR SO OH, NO JUDGES GIVEN ANY MEDICATION. I'M ON THE RIGHT PATH. BE ERUPTION. I WAS JUNIOR BOOSTERS. JUNIOR ONLY SWEAR, SWEARING, GIRLFRIEND OR FIRM WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MUSICAL COURT JUDGE OF THE OFFICE OF MISS GORE JUDGE THE CITY OF EDINBURGH CITY OF EDINBURGH, TEXAS, TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY BUILDING PRESERVED. PRESERVED TECH PROTECT DEFENDANT CONSTITUTION AND DEPENDING CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF THE STATE. GOD HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU VERY.
I HAD A SPEECH PREPARED. BUT AFTER THEY WOULD TELL US. I'M DAVID WHITE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY THAT I HAVEN'T. THANKS, GUYS. FIRST AND FOREMOST . WANNA THANK OUR LORD. THANK YOU, FOR EVERYTHING IS PROVIDED FOR US AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS GREAT GROUP OF GATHERING OF PEOPLE AND MANY PEOPLE KNOW I'VE BEEN HELPED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY REAL LIFE, YOU KNOW? I KNOW NO OTHER WAY BUT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW IS HOW TO SHOW GRATITUDE TO EVERYBODY HERE BECAUSE EVERYBODY HERE IS HELP ME GET TO OUR NEED
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TO GET TO IN MY LIFE. I WISH I HAD OTHER WORDS, BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. FROM BEING FIVE HAVING AN ACCIDENT FROM PEOPLE HELPING MY FAMILY FROM PEOPLE HELPING ME GET THROUGH SCHOOL TO PEOPLE GETTING ME HERE. TWO PEOPLE HELPING THEM GET APPOINTED. I DON'T KNOW THE WAY BUT THANK YOU FOR THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY TRULY A GREAT HONOR TO BE EMBRACED BY THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. THAT'S EMBRACEMENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY TIME. AND IT'S JUST LIKE FROM FROM THE CORE OF MY BODY. I FEEL IT THAT THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL FEELING TO WONDERFUL HONOR TO REPRESENT YOU ALL. I'M GONNA DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO REPRESENT YOU THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE PROUD. UM IT'S AMAZING, TRULY BEEN BLESSED BY EVERYBODY HERE. AND WHERE THERE BE TIMES WHERE IN DIFFERENT SIDES OR NOT, BUT WE'RE ALL COMMUNITY. WE'RE ALL HERE TO GEL TOGETHER ON EARTH TO LEAVE THIS PLACE A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL THESE KIDS THAT ARE IN HERE. HAVE A GOOD FRIEND TO ASK ME, YOU KNOW, WHY DO YOU KEEP ON SAYING WHY NOT? YOU KNOW, I'M A KID BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TRACKS EAST SIDE OF EDINBURGH, TWO OR FIVE OR 12 MAGNETIZE STREET AND I'M PROUD OF WHERE I COME FROM. I'M I'M PROUD. I'M PROUD BECAUSE I WAS RAISED BY A COMMUNITY WITH LOVING PEOPLE. MOTHER OF UNCLE A SISTER. A NEIGHBOR. COUNCILMAN MEMBER JUDGE. FAMILY. YOU KNOW? IT'S JUST BEEN AWESOME. BUT. FOR IN MY FOREIGN THIS CONVERSATION POTENTIAL IN THE AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO JUST SPEND, AND WE HAVE LEARNED THAT TIMES ONLY COMMODITY WE CANNOT GIVE BACK.AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE SPENDING TIME WITH HIS WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I APPLAUD YOU. I'LL TELL YOU, THANK YOU. BUT I WANT TO ADDRESS HIS COMMENTS TO WANT TO MY WIFE.
THANK YOU, FATHER HELPING SUPPORT YOU LEND ME AND TO GIVE ME BUT MORE SO I WENT TO MY MOM AND MY SISTER. YOU KNOW, 1987 HAD AN ACCIDENT. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. BUT MY MOM SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY AND MY SISTER SUFFERED MORE THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE, YOU KNOW.
I'M SORRY, BUT THANK YOU BECAUSE YOUR SACRIFICES PAID OFF. WANNA AND TODAY, MONICA I NEVER TOLD YOU THIS, BUT YOU'RE MY HERO. EVERYTHING YOU DID. GOT ME HERE. COME ON MY SISTER TODAY. THIS VICTORY GOES TO YOU, MY MOM. AND MY GRANDMA WHO'S WATCHING OVER US AND TO EVERYBODY ELSE HAS HELPED OUT IN MY JOURNEY, I THINK AND I HOPE THAT I CAN MAKE YOU ALL PROUD. GOD BLESS YOU GUYS. NO. YOU GOTTA LEAVE THAT WITH US. NOW I GET TO FOLLOW THAT.
OKAY SO THAT DOES IT. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, NEW AND RE ELECTED AND, OF COURSE TO JUDGE BOOST THOSE NOW WE COULD WE CAN GRAB OUR EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR, GET GET A FEW PHOTOS. AND THEN, OF COURSE WITH THE JUDGE, AND THEN AFTER THAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN JOIN IN AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE SOME REFRESHMENTS OUTSIDE. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN AND BE A PART OF THAT TO CELEBRATE TODAY.
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AH! SAY CHEESE.MAIRA. CAN WE HAVE YOU JOIN IN ON THE NEXT ONE? PLEASE. OKAY CITY MANAGER MEYER AYALA JOINING US AS WELL. JUDGE BOOST DOORS. JUDGE. I GOTTA STEAL YOU FOR A PICTURE.
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GOT IT. YEAH. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. NOW EVERYBODY CAN JUMP IN ON THE PHONE AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AFTER ALL OF THIS, YOUR EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO GET TO BUSINESS AT 7 P.M.WITH A SPECIAL NDC MEETING. IT'S GOING TO BE A JOINT MEETING. WE THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US FOR SUCH AN AWESOME NIGHT IN THE CITY OF
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