Weslaco commissioners face indictment after kicking public out of meeting, lawyer says
EDINBURG — Weslaco city leaders learned that indictments against them accusing them of defying of the Texas Open Meetings Act would be unsealed Wednesday, a city commissioner’s lawyer said.
A grand jury convened throughout the past month heard testimony about the incident, which involved five current and former city commissioners ousting the audience from a public meeting in November.
Attorney Javier Peña, who represents Commissioner Jerry Tafolla, said Tuesday evening that Assistant District Attorney Paul Tarlow had left a message at his office saying the grand jury had handed down sealed indictments that would be made public Wednesday.
“After telling me there at the courthouse, shrugging his shoulders and saying he has to do what he’s being told to do, kind of giving us the impression that nothing was going to happen, because even he believes it’s bogus, we’re told that we have to show up tomorrow for the unsealing of an indictment,” Peña said.
More at http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_9a8500ac-9e91-11e3-bafd-0017a43b2370.html . (McAllen - The Monitor)