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Mission council orders staff to amend Texas Citrus Fiesta bylaws after heated public comments
Summary
Following an extended public comment period with competing testimony from TCF supporters and critics, the Mission City Council directed staff to prepare amendments to the Texas Citrus Fiesta (TCF) resolution and bylaws for council consideration March 10 and signaled increased municipal oversight of the event.
Mayor Nori Garza presided as residents and industry representatives weighed in on the Texas Citrus Fiesta, a long-standing civic event, and the City Council moved to require changes to the festival’s governing rules.
During citizen participation dozens of speakers addressed TCF governance and city involvement. April Flowers, a TCF board member, defended the board and its finances, saying the Fiesta “out fundraised by $58,000” and adding, “There is no conspiracy. There is no scandal.” Industry representatives — including Dante Galeazzi, president…
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