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Bandera council appoints new municipal prosecutor and associate judge
Summary
The Bandera City Council unanimously appointed attorney Ilsa Bailey as municipal prosecutor, pending contract approval, and Sharon Varner as an associate municipal judge; the council moved into an executive session afterward to consult its attorney on separate real‑estate and personnel matters.
The City Council for the City of Bandera appointed Ilsa Bailey as the municipal prosecutor and named Sharon Varner an associate municipal judge during a special meeting at Bandera City Hall. Both appointments were approved unanimously; the prosecutor appointment is contingent on the city attorney returning a contract for council approval.
The appointments come after the council said the previous municipal court law firm, Messer and Ford, raised its fees to $350 per hour and had been unable to hold pretrial hearings since October 2024, prompting the city to issue a request for qualifications. City staff told the council the RFQ produced one response, from Ilsa Bailey, whose application and…
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