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by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. CLICK FOR NEWSPAPER DELIVERY
Sunday, July 15, 2001
Redistricting plan holds no fear for Judy Hawley
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Like state Rep. Gene Seaman before her, Rep. Judy Hawley got the short end of the stick in a proposed redistricting map and pledged not to give up her seat.
The plan dissolved Hawley's District 31 and paired her with Rep. Ignacio Salinas in another district that includes San Patricio, Atascosa, Live Oak, McMullen, Duval and La Salle counties.
Hawley currently doesn't represent most of those areas.
When Seaman saw his district virtually disappear under a previous plan, which also paired him with Salinas in a district that went to Starr County, Seaman said he would move to another county to stay in the Legislature if he had to.
Hawley said that if the plan by Attorney General John Cornyn were adopted, she would still run against Salinas for the seat. Cornyn is a member of the Legislative Redistricting Board that released the plans Tuesday.
"I plan on running again," she said. "I plan on running wherever my district is."
Salinas has his own redistricting troubles.
He would get only half of San Diego under Cornyn's map. The town sits in the middle of Duval and Jim Wells counties. Duval County would be in his district and Jim Wells in another.
City Council picks cans_based on wind speed
City Council members got an earful about trash and wind velocity at last week's meeting.
They were talking about buying 71,000 trashcans for a project to automate the city's garbage pickup system. The trashcans would be given to residents and would be picked up by a garbage truck tricked out with robot arms.
When the city asked vendors to submit proposals, they asked that the trashcans be able to stand up against a steady 40-mph wind.
"If a container turns over due to high wind, the driver of the truck will be required to stop the truck and manually set the container in the upright position for loading," according to a description provided to the council. "This will delay the process and defeat the purpose of the program."
An independent laboratory tested the proposed cans in a wind tunnel and found that several submitted by four different companies did not pass the test. The city awarded the bid to Schaefer Systems International, based in Charlotte, N.C.
Schaefer Systems beat Otto Industries of Charlotte, N.C. But Steve Phelps, Otto's sales director for the company's central region, said Otto could have saved the city about $200,000, even if its cans failed the wind test by a margin.
"I understand this is a very windy city, perhaps the windiest city in North America," he said. "But that is a very costly few miles per hour."
Michael Knaub, a Schaefer representative, said his company produced a superior trashcan, with special ergonomic handles and a sturdy plastic shell that prevent tipping. "We have given it a footprint to meet your stability needs," he said.
Local attorney will lead_public safety board
Local attorney Colleen McHugh will be the chairwoman of the Public Safety Commission, which oversees policies for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Gov. Rick Perry announced her appointment to the three-member board Tuesday.
McHugh has served on the commission since 1998 and is a partner in the law firm Bracewell and Patterson.
County judge is elected_president of association
Nueces County Judge Richard Borchard was elected president of the South Texas County Judges' and Commissioners' Association.
The election and installation took place at the association's 67th annual conference in Beaumont. Borchard has been an officer on the executive board for the past two years.
Political Pulse is compiled by Jason Ma, who can be reached at 886-3778 or maj@caller.com. Contributors this week include , Neal Falgoust, and Sara Lee Fernandez
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