Parkdale Bank: According to Gambi Gamboa, "John Longoria, Carol Scott and Dwayne Hargis already have chosen and will officially choose Roland Barrera as soon as Fri
After analyzing the recent events surrounding the resignation of CCISD Board Trustee Harry Williams (1 of 3 at large district positions); one thing IS clear. That one thing is Due Process (or lack of it). Immediately one's memory of search firm fiascos and the CCISD Board tool of choice, the Interim Superintendent buffer / scapegoat. The process was elaborate and ethical reasons or rule were claimed as the reason for the process.
Well, why such a rush fellas?
Why is the CCISD board in such a hurry to fill this position?
A Superintendent position and a Trustee position; one we wine, dine and lodge and the other we announce for applications for a month or so and "narrow the list down" from 20 to 5 in most expedient fashion. Now, making a long story short we have 20 candidates who invested their creative, intellectual and professional abilities into a work product they hope will be scrutinized by the Board and be successfully competitive. A good letter of interest comes only from the heart. The application is at times tedious but at least it is more objective than the TAKS. Updating one's resume and with a list of references most meaningful to the position and all of this for 15 to get thrown in the trash can and the 5 resumes remaining are to place on public display
full story here
"I'll be as hardy of mind as I am of body. I'll be a straight-shooter and a square-dealer. My family name will be sacred My word will be as good as any contract. I'll remember the Alamo. I'll stick by my friends. And I'll eat more chicken-fried steak."
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Parkdale Bank: According to Gambi Gamboa, "John Longoria, Carol Scott and Dwayne Hargis already have chosen and will officially choose Roland Barrera
Parkdale Bank: According to Gambi Gamboa, "John Longoria, Carol Scott and Dwayne Hargis already have chosen and will officially choose Roland Barrera as soon as Fri
After analyzing the recent events surrounding the resignation of CCISD Board Trustee Harry Williams (1 of 3 at large district positions); one thing IS clear. That one thing is Due Process (or lack of it). Immediately one's memory of search firm fiascos and the CCISD Board tool of choice, the Interim Superintendent buffer / scapegoat. The process was elaborate and ethical reasons or rule were claimed as the reason for the process.
Well, why such a rush fellas?
Why is the CCISD board in such a hurry to fill this position?
A Superintendent position and a Trustee position; one we wine, dine and lodge and the other we announce for applications for a month or so and "narrow the list down" from 20 to 5 in most expedient fashion. Now, making a long story short we have 20 candidates who invested their creative, intellectual and professional abilities into a work product they hope will be scrutinized by the Board and be successfully competitive. A good letter of interest comes only from the heart. The application is at times tedious but at least it is more objective than the TAKS. Updating one's resume and with a list of references most meaningful to the position and all of this for 15 to get thrown in the trash can and the 5 resumes remaining are to place on public display
full story here
"I'll be as hardy of mind as I am of body. I'll be a straight-shooter and a square-dealer. My family name will be sacred My word will be as good as any contract. I'll remember the Alamo. I'll stick by my friends. And I'll eat more chicken-fried steak."
After analyzing the recent events surrounding the resignation of CCISD Board Trustee Harry Williams (1 of 3 at large district positions); one thing IS clear. That one thing is Due Process (or lack of it). Immediately one's memory of search firm fiascos and the CCISD Board tool of choice, the Interim Superintendent buffer / scapegoat. The process was elaborate and ethical reasons or rule were claimed as the reason for the process.
Well, why such a rush fellas?
Why is the CCISD board in such a hurry to fill this position?
A Superintendent position and a Trustee position; one we wine, dine and lodge and the other we announce for applications for a month or so and "narrow the list down" from 20 to 5 in most expedient fashion. Now, making a long story short we have 20 candidates who invested their creative, intellectual and professional abilities into a work product they hope will be scrutinized by the Board and be successfully competitive. A good letter of interest comes only from the heart. The application is at times tedious but at least it is more objective than the TAKS. Updating one's resume and with a list of references most meaningful to the position and all of this for 15 to get thrown in the trash can and the 5 resumes remaining are to place on public display
full story here
"I'll be as hardy of mind as I am of body. I'll be a straight-shooter and a square-dealer. My family name will be sacred My word will be as good as any contract. I'll remember the Alamo. I'll stick by my friends. And I'll eat more chicken-fried steak."
Monday, May 07, 2007
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Is there a letter (from the AGIF State Leadership) stating, that Mr. Bob Ortiz is the rightful commander of the Founding Chapter?
April 25, 2007
Dear Dan Sandoval,
It is with great concern we bring this matter to your attention. The American GI Forum Dr. Hector P Garcia Founding Chapter remains divided. Is there a letter (from the AGIF State Leadership) stating, that Mr. Bob Ortiz is the rightful commander of the Founding Chapter? Citing this letter, Mr. Ortiz is removing chapter members from committees they were appointed to serve on. . In July 2006 the founding chapter underwent various sanctions for non-compliance with AGIF directives and remains in dispute with regard to financial records.
Despite the expulsion, the founding chapter re-elected him in August.
According to a letter sent from the national organization to Ortiz, a chapter is required to turn in all financial records requested for IRS reporting purposes. CCCT
By Anthony Martinez Beven/Caller-Times
July 29, 2006
In the agreement financial records were to be turned over to the national office for tax purposes.
Cecilia Garcia Akers, Dr. Hector P. Garcia's daughter and a lifetime member of the founding chapter, said the financial documentation will be handed over to complete an IRS audit.
State Representative Juan Garcia has requested the Attorney General's intervention / investigation into this matter regarding Ram Chavez and those in the founding chapter loyal to Mr. Chavez.
Attorney calls for an audit; chairman says fundraisers, audit are under discussion
By Anthony Martinez Beven Caller-Times
August 11, 2006
Bob Ortiz AKA Juventino Ortiz remains in obtusion to the unity of the founding chapter as he continues to thwart decisions handed down from the AGIF State Officials. Do these actions honor the agreement?
"For the good and the welfare of this organization, we have entered into an agreement with the state of Texas leadership"
Oscar Guerra was made Commander of the founding chapter by Dr C.P. Garcia (AGIF State Commander(TX)) in a decision issued on (September 29, 2006). Bob Ortiz refuses to recognize the decision and continues to posture as the Founding Chapter's Official Commander.
Is it true, the AGIF of Texas, Inc., filed charges against Mr. Bob Ortiz?
Was he unanimously expelled?
It is also maintained, (that) Mr. Bob Ortiz is not a lifetime member.
The appointment of Agnes Horne to the Nueces County Commission Community Action is it not in violation? Doesn't this position require a member of the Dr Hector P Garcia chapter be appointed?
Why won't the bank wont release money to the rightful commander Oscar Guerra?
Respectfully,
Jaime KenedenoTuesday, April 24, 2007
WHEREAS, The American GI Forum, one of the country's leading
Local Members of the American GI Forum Richard Rocco Chapter (Tony Jimenez (Secretary / Treasurer), TioFilo R De los Santos (Sargeant At Arms), Willie Davila of the Dr. Hector P Garcia Chapter (Founding Chapter) and AGIF National Civil Rights Director Joe A Ortiz were recognized at the State Capital in Austin last week.
To view presentation click on this link and ff or drag time indicator to 3:49:45. Press play from that point the presentation last about 1 minute.
H.R. No. 988
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The American GI Forum, one of the country's leading
civil rights organizations, was founded by Mexican American
veterans in the aftermath of World War II; and
WHEREAS, Mexican Americans have long served with valor in the
armed forces of this country, compiling an exceptional record of
heroism; in the Second World War alone, 12 Mexican Americans, 9 of
them from Texas, earned the Medal of Honor, becoming the nation's
most decorated minority group in that conflict; on returning home,
however, many Latino veterans found themselves denied benefits that
they had earned under the G.I. Bill of Rights; and
WHEREAS, To redress that injustice, 700 Hispanic veterans,
led by Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founded the American GI Forum in Corpus
Christi on March 26, 1948; successful in its efforts to achieve
equitable treatment from the Veterans Administration, the forum
turned its attention to other veterans' concerns, such as
inadequate hospital care and the lack of Mexican American
representation on draft boards; and
WHEREAS, The forum demonstrated its effectiveness decisively
in 1949, when it intervened to help the family of Private Felix
Longoria, a soldier who had been killed on a volunteer mission in
the Philippines during World War II; when Private Longoria's body
was finally recovered and returned to his home in Three Rivers,
Texas, the local funeral home refused his family permission to use
its chapel for a service; after the forum sought assistance from
members of the Texas congressional delegation, Senator Lyndon
Johnson arranged for the soldier's burial in Arlington National
Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, In the 1950s, the forum began to use the legal system
to combat segregation and other discriminatory practices; forum
lawyers helped to secure a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme
Court in Hernandez v. the State of Texas, in 1954, a decision
finding that Mexican Americans were discriminated against as a
class and that they were entitled to protection under the 14th
Amendment; the forum also fought to end separate schooling for
Mexican American children, a practice ruled unlawful in 1957; and
WHEREAS, During that same decade, the forum conducted voter
registration drives, confronted incidents of police brutality,
addressed the problems of migrant workers, and sponsored student
scholarships; and
WHEREAS, The group took the name American GI Forum of Texas on
September 29, 1954, and became a national organization in 1958; Dr.
Clotilde Garcia, Dr. Hector Garcia's sister, founded a women's
auxiliary in 1956, and junior GI forums were also launched in some
areas; and
WHEREAS, Today, the forum embraces more than 500 chapters
across the nation and in Puerto Rico; it continues to support
returning veterans and their communities through such endeavors as
the Veterans Outreach Program, which provides training,
employment, and counseling for veterans in the Southwest, and
Ser-Jobs for Progress (SER), whose affiliates operate employment
training centers and residential and other services in Puerto Rico
and the continental U.S.; and
WHEREAS, For more than half a century, the American GI Forum
has played a vital role in our national life, advancing the cause of
social justice and touching the lives of countless Americans, and
it is indeed deserving of commendation for its exemplary efforts in
furthering the highest ideals of this nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the American GI Forum on the 59th
anniversary of its founding and extend to all those associated with
this organization sincere appreciation for their outstanding
service; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the American GI Forum as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Ortiz, Jr.
Herrero
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 988 was adopted by the House on April
13, 2007, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
A Bill by Juan Garcia (no relation) creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
Chief Clerk of the House
Bill:
HB 3535
Legislative Session: 80(R)
Herrero
03/27/2007
Ortiz, Jr.
03/27/2007
Escobar
03/27/2007
Gonzalez Toureilles
03/27/2007
Coauthors (15)
Date Signed On
Alonzo
04/04/2007
Anchia
04/04/2007
Burnam
04/04/2007
Farias
04/04/2007
Farrar
04/04/2007
Gallego
04/04/2007
Hernandez
04/04/2007
Hochberg
04/04/2007
Lucio III
04/04/2007
Martinez Fischer
04/04/2007
Martinez, "Mando"
04/12/2007
Naishtat
04/04/2007
Noriega, Rick
04/04/2007
Olivo
04/10/2007
Rodriguez
04/04/2007
HB3535
The chair laid out HB3535.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
By: Garcia
H.B. No. 3535
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P.
Garcia.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.053 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.053. DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA DAY. (a) The third
Wednesday of September is Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day in memory of the
significant contributions to the Mexican American civil rights
movement of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
(b) Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day shall be regularly observed by
appropriate ceremonies and activities in the public schools and
other places to properly commemorate the importance of the
contributions made by Dr. Garcia.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
For:
Akers, Cecilia Garcia (Self)
Elliff, Scott (Self)
Loera, Patsy M. (American GI Forum of Texas)
Maline, John (Self)
Ortiz, Joe A. (The American GI Forum)
Saavedra, Rebecca (University of Texas Medical Branch)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castellon, Tomas V. (Self)
Davila, Willie J. (Self)
De los Santos, TioFilo R. (Self)
Jimenez Jr., Tony (Self)
Perez, Larry (Self)
Ramirez, Miguel (Self)
Salinas, Roberto S. (Self)
Sustaita, Manuel (Self)
Utter, Tom (City of Corpus Christi)
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