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The Circus Continues

County Deputy Fire Marshall, Darren

Brinkkoeter to the Precinct 4
Emergency Services District (ESD)
several years back, and while
having a guy with that kind of
resume is a boon to residents
of the area, Brinkkoeter crossed
Kennady by serving as treasurer
for Jen Crownovers campaign to
take over for Kennady after Kennadys
retirement. Kennady fought tooth and nail to
keep Crownover from taking the seat, and, failing
that, she decided to get her pound of flesh by
replacing Brinkkoeter with a Vietnam veteran/
retired small-businessman, whom we are sure
is very nice. Given the choice on who handles
emergencies should River Road burn, however,
well take the firefighter. But thats just us.
Former City Engineer Jim Klein spoke in
favor of Brinkkoeter before the Commissioners
voted unanimously, on Kennadys last day,
to remove him from the ESD. To add insult
to injury, Brinkkoeter was unaware he was
being removed from the post until we told
him, which was kind of awkward.
Kennadys replacement of Brinkkoeter was
one-for-one. But note how Kennady dodged the
question when asked why people were being
replaced. The emphasis is ours: We always do
this. We make changes, we made several changes
today. But, the main thing is, we do very much
try to be sure all the precincts are represented
on all the ESDs, and that one happened to have
four in one precinct and one in another precinct,
and we need to balance that one out. She said
the same thing during the meeting when the
issue arose. Brazen doublespeak. Takes some
real moxie to simply disregard the question and
misdirect like that. Not the first time weve caught
her doing it, either.
Its unfortunate that someone as
respected as Kennedy leaves with this kind of
blemish on her legacy, and frankly, it makes
us wonder what other shenanigans shes
been up to for the last 11 years.

I S S U E 52

MIKE
REYNOLDS

County Communications Plan

In other news, the County decided to move
forward with its new communications plan,
which includes an effort to strengthen its
ties with traditional media and develop
partnerships for information distribution. That
recommendation was put together by a ten
member group which included such traditional
media players as the news director from
KGNB radio and the publisher of the Houstonowned Herald-Zeitung. Look for your tax dollars
at work at both KGNB and the HZ in upcoming
months, not to mention a cozier relationship
between those entities and the County.

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forever, but not without taking a parting shot
at her replacement, Jen Crownover, by dealing
out some punishment against a firefighter who
made the mistake of working on Crownovers
campaign rather than towing the line for
Kennadys choice of torch recipient.
Kennady had appointed New Braunfels
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District One Councilman George

Green had his meeting with City
Hall last Monday, December 22,
ostensibly to discuss his contention
that we have all the same
ingredients brewing here, in
reference to Ferguson, MO, and that
We should address this at the local
level before it explodes. Green has also
complained of harassment, (Driving While Black),
presumably at the hands of New Braunfels Police,
as police forces are the general recipient of those
types of complaints, combined with the fact that
he launched a Texas Rangers investigation of the
Police Department. Green had also complained of
racial threats directed toward him, but which he
declined to provide to us.
Scheduled to be at the meeting were
City Manager Robert Camareno, Psychic City
Attorney Madame Val Acevedo, Police Chief
Tom Wibert and Green himself (we do not have
a full roll call of actual attendees). Green brought
several guests to the meeting to describe their
experiences as members of minority groups living
in New Braunfels, along with a representative
from the NAACP. Green did not discuss his
Texas Rangers-investigation-meriting-complaint
against the New Braunfels Police Department.
Green is currently facing a City Ethics
Committee hearing, as well as a criminal
investigation filed against him by the Comal
County Fair Association, prompted by Greens
request to City Council that the Association
be subject to a full audit, and a media call
for the Association to have their lease with
the City revoked. This, after Green was
denied a parking space in a restricted area
of the fairgrounds and asked to leave another
restricted area on foot, on separate occasions.
After the meeting, Green appeared
at the New Braunfels Police Department to
file a criminal complaint against an as-yet
unidentified member of the Fair Association for
making a threat against him. It is unclear at this
time if that report concerns the racial threats
Green had referred to in a letter to Mayor (and
Eighth Wonder of the World) Barron Casteel,
and has refused to explain since. Police cannot
comment on the contents of that report at this
time as it is an active case, but well have it for
you if and when it is released.

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WITH

County Deputy Fire Marshall, Darren

Brinkkoeter to the Precinct 4
Emergency Services District (ESD)
several years back, and while
having a guy with that kind of
resume is a boon to residents
of the area, Brinkkoeter crossed
Kennady by serving as treasurer
for Jen Crownovers campaign to
take over for Kennady after Kennadys
retirement. Kennady fought tooth and nail to
keep Crownover from taking the seat, and, failing
that, she decided to get her pound of flesh by
replacing Brinkkoeter with a Vietnam veteran/
retired small-businessman, whom we are sure
is very nice. Given the choice on who handles
emergencies should River Road burn, however,
well take the firefighter. But thats just us.
Former City Engineer Jim Klein spoke in
favor of Brinkkoeter before the Commissioners
voted unanimously, on Kennadys last day,
to remove him from the ESD. To add insult
to injury, Brinkkoeter was unaware he was
being removed from the post until we told
him, which was kind of awkward.
Kennadys replacement of Brinkkoeter was
one-for-one. But note how Kennady dodged the
question when asked why people were being
replaced. The emphasis is ours: We always do
this. We make changes, we made several changes
today. But, the main thing is, we do very much
try to be sure all the precincts are represented
on all the ESDs, and that one happened to have
four in one precinct and one in another precinct,
and we need to balance that one out. She said
the same thing during the meeting when the
issue arose. Brazen doublespeak. Takes some
real moxie to simply disregard the question and
misdirect like that. Not the first time weve caught
her doing it, either.
Its unfortunate that someone as
respected as Kennedy leaves with this kind of
blemish on her legacy, and frankly, it makes
us wonder what other shenanigans shes
been up to for the last 11 years.

MIKE
REYNOLDS

District One Councilman George

Green had his meeting with City
Hall last Monday, December 22,
ostensibly to discuss his contention
that we have all the same
ingredients brewing here, in
reference to Ferguson, MO, and that
We should address this at the local
level before it explodes. Green has also
complained of harassment, (Driving While Black),
presumably at the hands of New Braunfels Police,
as police forces are the general recipient of those
types of complaints, combined with the fact that
he launched a Texas Rangers investigation of the
Police Department. Green had also complained of
racial threats directed toward him, but which he
declined to provide to us.
Scheduled to be at the meeting were
City Manager Robert Camareno, Psychic City
Attorney Madame Val Acevedo, Police Chief
Tom Wibert and Green himself (we do not have
a full roll call of actual attendees). Green brought
several guests to the meeting to describe their
experiences as members of minority groups living
in New Braunfels, along with a representative
from the NAACP. Green did not discuss his
Texas Rangers-investigation-meriting-complaint
against the New Braunfels Police Department.
Green is currently facing a City Ethics
Committee hearing, as well as a criminal
investigation filed against him by the Comal
County Fair Association, prompted by Greens
request to City Council that the Association
be subject to a full audit, and a media call
for the Association to have their lease with
the City revoked. This, after Green was
denied a parking space in a restricted area
of the fairgrounds and asked to leave another
restricted area on foot, on separate occasions.
After the meeting, Green appeared
at the New Braunfels Police Department to
file a criminal complaint against an as-yet
unidentified member of the Fair Association for
making a threat against him. It is unclear at this
time if that report concerns the racial threats
Green had referred to in a letter to Mayor (and
Eighth Wonder of the World) Barron Casteel,
and has refused to explain since. Police cannot
comment on the contents of that report at this
time as it is an active case, but well have it for
you if and when it is released.

Payback
Precinct Four County Commissioner Jan Kennady
retired from her post after what seems like
forever, but not without taking a parting shot
at her replacement, Jen Crownover, by dealing
out some punishment against a firefighter who
made the mistake of working on Crownovers
campaign rather than towing the line for
Kennadys choice of torch recipient.
Kennady had appointed New Braunfels
Fire Department Battalion Chief, and Comal
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recommendation was put together by a ten
member group which included such traditional
media players as the news director from
KGNB radio and the publisher of the Houstonowned Herald-Zeitung. Look for your tax dollars
at work at both KGNB and the HZ in upcoming
months, not to mention a cozier relationship
between those entities and the County.
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The last full meeting of the year for the Comal
County Commissioners court was a busy one.
The Commissioners saw the retirement of one
of its members, agreed to the purchase of a
new software system and considered better
ways to inform the public.
After serving as Precinct 4 Commissioner
since 2003, Jan Kennady sat on her last
court meeting to a standing ovation. Besides
her time with the County, Kennady had also
served on the New Braunfels City Council
which included a stint as the Citys mayor.
I really have mixed feelings, she said
about leaving. I have loved every minute of
this, but Ive got other fish to fry and other
things I need to be doing.
After dealing with cancer and my
husband passing away this year, its time for
me to do some other things, such as see my
kids and grandkids, Kennady added. But its
been a lot of fun.
Jen Crownover, who is taking Kennadys
seat, will be sworn in on January 1. The two
have had an acrimonious relationship since
Crownover took on, and then beat, Jeanne
Slupik in the Republican primary. Kennady
had backed Slupik.
Also retiring was County Clerk Joy
Streater, who had served in that position
for 22 years.
Commissioners also approved replacing
its antiquated financial software, which is at
least 15 years old. The County was forced
into buying the new software when the vendor
for the current system announced that it will
discontinue support by August, said County
Judge Sherman Krause.
The new software, Krause noted, with
New World Systems, will keep track of
general ledgers, accounts, payroll, employee
files, purchase orders and inventory. The total
cost of the new software will be $469,300,
which includes installation.
The unanimous decision to purchase the
new software was met with overwhelming
applause from the county employees who
were present at the meeting. The system is
expected to go live by June or July.
Commissioners also approved updating
its troublesome phone system with a Texas
Next Generation system. Kennady noted that
the current was phone system was so unreliable
that when she misplaced her cell phone, she

tried to call it from her office phone, but that

the phone wouldnt work.
Several attempts by the TX Citizen to call
County offices were unable to connect, with
the County phones hanging up before ringing.
Another important matter before the
Court was the list of recommendations from
a citizens committee charged with finding
ways to improve communications between the
County and its citizens.
The 10-person committee, which included
representatives from the New Braunfels
Herald-Zeitung and radio station KGNB,
surveyed 646 Comal residents. A third of
those residents surveyed expressed some
dissatisfaction with the Countys attempts at
disseminating information.
The county has a number of positive
communication venues in place, but their
effectiveness is limited, the report said. The
common tread (sic) here is a lack of staff time
and expertise needed to develop information
and then to promote both its distribution to and
use among the public.
One of the problems, the committee noted,
is that the County lacks a cohesive system to
distribute information, relying, instead, on
each department to communicate individually.
Having different departments handling
their own communications and doing
things differently raises questions about the
consistency in how the public gets information
and how that information is presented, the
report said. The citizens group recommended
that the County strengthen its ties with
traditional media and develop partnerships
for information distribution with other
entities (presumably local media outlets).
To achieve these ends, the committee
recommended that the County hire a public
information officer to develop and oversee
communications operations. This position
would not be, the report said, a public
relations position.
I think the position is something that
we should definitely look into, Precinct
2 Commissioner Scott Haag said. Haag
noted that if Commissioners Court goes
forward with hiring an information officer,
the County would then post the position and
conduct interviews.
The first Commissioners Court meeting of
2015 will be January 8.

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Contrary to popular belief, the national
suicide rate does not increase during the
holidays. If it did, however, an argument
could be made that the following eight songs
were a contributing factor:

8) SANTA BABY
Why is this popular? Why does anyone
enjoy hearing a trumped up floozy gold dig
her way into Santas suit? Does she not know
that he knows who is naughty and nice?
What is her end goal? Seduce Santa and
get... lets see... the deed to a platinum mine?

no less than seven hundred times before New

Years Day. And its not good. For Gods sake,
Jingle Bells isnt good, and adding rock seems
to make it even more banal and meaningless.
The words Jingle and Bell appear 19 times
each. Its a mobius strip of a song. Kill it.

6) WONDERFUL
CHRISTMASTIME
Paul

4) SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
(WAR IS OVER)

in

Bobby Helms
Amy Grant
Arcade Fire
Ashanti
Billy Idol
Brian Setzer
Chubby Checker
The Chipmunks
Eddie Rabbit

enough song to warrant sentimentality, so

pagan celebration of

there! And dont get me started on the whole

consumerism;

Christmas Party Hop or the ####ing new

dont

forget, everyone else is

key

Casio

miserable and dying!

the

Keep that in the back

entirety of this song,

of your mind when

on

keyboard

a
for

and also forgets how

Grandma opens her

new tea cozy. Dont
let her enjoy it, make

song, its so repetitive.

universe

sure

will

shes

actively

have ended and the

supporting the aid to

dinging and donging

Djibouti. Is she thinking

of the psychotic choir

what

of

children

will

continue ad infinitum.

feeling,

only

comes

Look what I got out of that old sucker THIS

year! #santababy

This is why suicide rates (allegedly) triple

this time of year. This song.

2) GRANDMA GOT RUN

OVER BY A REINDEER
For the horrors of this song to really sink
in, youve got to read the lyrics and watch
the video. I wont go into detail, you can

find both readily online, but here are

some highlights:

You can say theres no such thing

done? She better be!

as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa,

through

tells me that the day,

old fashioned way.

you

have

And thats only halfway

Also, if your song

or the season, or the

I dont like songs that tell me how to

The world is so wrong?! Yes, enjoy your little

baby

the

song!

What did we ever do

to you, Lennon?

we believe!

This CHILDRENS song, in the first refrain,

spills the beans on the whole Santa conspiracy.

Screw you, Elmo, I got a traumatized six year
old and were only 15 seconds in.

There were hoof prints on her forehead,

once a year, you lose.

The Fall
Geri Halliwell

force. We must rise. We must.

grand for the demo

The

7) JINGLE BELL ROCK

unstoppable force is with equally powerful

effort was brain-crushingly dull and repetitive, feel. I will not get a sentimental feeling
when I hear voices singing lets be jolly.
Johns trumps it in those regards while adding
You know why? I tried finding a song in
in a heaping spoonful of misery and guilt. And
which those words appear in that order:
so this is Christmas, and what have you done? it doesnt exist. If it does, its not a good

Not the precious metals themselves, but the to play it. Time stops
mine? Does this bimbo know what goes into while listening to this
successful mining operations?

aged body. The only way to stop a seemingly

Two Beatles on this list! Good lord. While Pauls

McCartney

trades

With Kyle Van Son

3) ROCKIN AROUND THE

CHRISTMAS TREE

and incriminating Claus marks on her back.

CLAUS marks. Thats how it is spelled in the

real lyrics. CLAUS. Which means Santa either

Johnny Mathis

5) I WANT A HIPPOPOTOMUS
FOR CHRISTMAS

Jonas Brothers

Sousa-esque marches played underneath

KD Lang
Lou Rawls

the shrieking demands of an abused intelligent musicians like Hannah Montana

eleven-year-old obviously forced to sing and Aly & AJ (whoever the #### they are)

we see the children GRUESOMELY REENACT

Neil Diamond

this song so her untalented hack of a

THE EVENTS OF GRANDMAS MURDER

Hall & Oates

stage mom could vicariously live for a few

The Platters

seconds is not my idea of Christmas music.

Rascal Flatts

Also, you cant build a hippo in a toyshop,

Wayne Newton

so Santas breaking his back for this one,

Hilary Duff

These are just some of the artists that and the lyric Id feed him there and wash

This song needs to go away. Something mangled Grandmas body with his bare hands,
must be done. And yet no one seems to or violated the corpse after she was run over by
understand. Wonderful, talented, and clearly

dont understand that when they do their pop

his apparently low-flying sleigh. Ugh.

In the final refrain of the music video,

or, God PLEASE forbid, country covers of

WITH THEIR TOYS. To Hell with this family

this song, that they are re-animating a long and this song.
dead corpse; a shuffling plague on mankind,
releasing its hollow, cavernous moan from
long-decrepit lungs. A zombified song that

1) CHRISTMAS SHOES

should have decomposed years ago, yet,

You make it through this song once and no

explanation will be necessary. Make sure you

have seen fit to carouse with the jezebel of the

him there and give him his massage

like all zombies, it seems to gets its license

Christmas song world. You will hear this song

makes me feel ill.

of life renewed when the winter freezes its listen in a room with low ceilings.

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Dear Stupid Gabacho Boy: Name of

the character was El Chapuln Colorado

Dear Mexican: The other day, my The Red Grasshopper. Played by Roberto
Italian boyfriend and I were sitting in Gmez Bolaos, the legendary Mexican
a cafe in Santa Monica. He asked me comic who went by the nickname Chespirito
an interesting question: If you had (Little Shakespeare) and died last month.
the choice to be any nationality in the Dont you already got my book, where
world, which one would you choose? I explain all this? Oh, wait: Christmas
Being the proud Latina that I am, I said, charityif you can prove to me you sent
Mexican. Then he said, Why? What me this question (which no doubt has
have Mexicans done that is so great?

lingered in the Ask a Mexican! stacks all

The only come back I could think of was

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Please
help me come up with more reasons
why I should be proud to be a Mexican.
Smitten with Salami
Dear Wabette: Since its the holidays, and
the Mexican is in a giving spirit gracias to all
the tamales de rajas con queso in his panza

these years), Ill send you an autographed

copy of my book.
See folks? This is why you should read
my columna every week, gentle readers
you never know when I might be borracho
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and the bacanora in his bloodstream, I will be

kind contigo. While you say youre proud of

HAPPY 2015!: So ends another year

being Latina, you also say you have little clue

of this pinche columna, and I want to thank

why you should feel this way, so its obvious

ustedes for another year of questions, rants,

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man, am I a charitable chingn this season!).
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On Hiring Your Own Police

With two police officers shot in New York,

cornerstone of economic freedom. When minority area; there wouldnt be any. In

I hire someone to do something for me, a truly free market, the moment there was

its hard to get online without seeing lots of I do so directly, and I retain the right to
finger-pointing going on. Let me be clear fire them if I think theyre doing a poor

any hint that this was happening, either

better for the individual than government

Michael Brown shooting or the death of

the person in question would be fired or

Est. 1986

that those not doing the finger-pointing this job. This is not how government works, the company providing the service would
time are the very people who were doing and this is exactly why private action is be. That is not to say that events like the
the finger-pointing when Democrat US
Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot
in Arizona back in 2011. I suspect I know
why that is, and it tells you something

action.

Government

decides

if

some Eric Garner would not happen, but there

service is being provided well not by

wouldnt be any need for protests because

looking at my satisfaction, or even the there would be real accountability.

Such a system is not as far away as

about character but even though what satisfaction of the electorate, but instead
was said about police officers before this by looking at what benefits them most one might imagine either. We already

incident was far more inflammatory than politically. In almost all cases, this means see how the wealthy in this country often
anything Sarah Palin has ever said, I have that the service will be continued. In fact, employ private security. The myth that such
no intent to point fingers. There are plenty
of crazy people out there, and occasionally
one of them will do something truly awful.
So, instead of using this column to
berate people for their hypocrisy or make
accusations, I thought I would talk about
a possible way that this might have been

when a service is being performed poorly,

a system would create a Mad-Max like

the traditional government solution is to

dystopia is easily enough disproven by the

provide additional funding.

fact that such private security already exists

The reason for this is simple and

was illustrated many years ago by Milton

and rarely results in substantial problems.

Likewise,

Friedman: There are four ways in which frequently

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a certain amount of deference in the someone. Well, then Im not so careful expensive as most assume. Economies
execution of their duties and a certain about the content of the present, but Im of scale would begin to take effect. We

amount of credibility when facing grand very careful about the cost. Then, I can could expect that there would be large
juries seems unquestionable to me. There spend somebody elses money on myself. corporations that would be interested in
are good reasons for this, but it does And if I spend somebody elses money on providing this service. All that would be
create a climate where police are treated myself, then Im sure going to have a good required would be to make such security
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somebody elses money on somebody monopoly in the area of security.

the problem.

I get. And thats government. And thats hoping that it will open one or two. I

I dont expect that this column will

At least in this case, an anarcho- else, Im not concerned about how much
it
is,
and
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change
anyones mind. Instead, Im
capitalist solution might have avoided
Imagine for a moment that you hired
your own police force. If there was any
reason that you were unhappy with their
service, you could simply fire them. Thats

close to 40% of our national income.

hope that people will think about ways

Not only is it true that when I spend

that we might privatize policing and

my money pursuing my own interests that

other government services, will find their

I am more careful, but it is also true that I objections and ask questions about them.

real accountability; the type of accountability tend to be more proactive about ensuring (You can ask me through the TX Citizen
that I get what I want. I dont spend money Facebook page.) Consider looking into
you will never get from government.
I imagine that right about now at least with people I dont like or who insult me
half of you are laughing. Thats ok. Ill (unless, of course, government forces me
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before I go on.
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