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follows:
• 412th Judicial District Judge -
Scott Siscoe, Cheryl Coleman Driver,
Justin R. Gilbert and Keith Allen;
• County Court at Law No. 3 and
Probate Court - Dora Bonner, Greg
Hill, Marc Wayne Holder, Jeremy War-
ren and Leigh Lehmann;
• County Commissioner Precinct 2
- Ryan Cade and Larry Buehler;
• Justice of the Peace Precinct 1,
Place 2 - Norma Moreno Garcia, Rob-
in Rape, Randy Smith, Richard B. Da-
vis, Roy Castillo and Sondra Campbell
Gajevsky;
• Brazoria County Conservation &
Reclamation No. 3, Place 1 - Nelson
Blackwell and Ricky Kubeczka.
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A memorial was erected in 2016 a few weeks after the body of Jubal Dee
Alexander, 11 was discovered under a bridge along FM2004 where Austin
Bayou is located in Brazoria County. In January, a jury found a suspect
in the killing, Zachary Lyn Foyt, guilty of shooting Alexander to death and
then later decapitating him while the body still lay in a truck he was sleep-
ing in. (Staff photos by Albert Villegas)
running for this seat in the primary
and were invited to speak in Alvin are
Letitia Plummer and Margarita Ruiz
Johnson, both of Pearland; Mark Gib-
son and Steve Brown, both of Mis-
souri City; and Sri Preston Kulkami, of
Houston.
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, of Friend-
swood, currently holds the seat for
the 14th Congressional District and is
opposed in the primary. He faces Re-
publican challengers Bill “Sarge” Sar-
gent, of Galveston; and Keith Casey, of
Beaumont.
Among the Democrats who are run-
ning for his seat in the primary and
were invited to attend the Alvin event
are Adrienne Bell, of Pearland; and
Levy Q. Barnes Jr. of Groves.
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councilmen also unanimously approved to tem-
porarily suspend regulations relating to the place-
ment of recreational vehicles within the city. They
had previously approved these changes to be in
effect from Sept. 21,2017, to Feb. 1.
This new council action, which comes in the
form of Ordinance 18-D, extends the expiration
date to July 1.
City staff told councilmen that the first request
for placement of an RV was received Jan. 8 and
was made by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency on behalf of an Alvin resident.
Elected officials once again unanimously
agreed to temporarily waive building permit fees
The resolution also adopts temporary regula-
tions including, but not limited to, conditional
permits, placement, maintenance, utilities, re-
moval, sanitation, and other related health and
safety matters for recreational vehicles located
on residential properties in response to damage
caused by Harvey.
Both action items came under consent agenda
and didn’t require any discussion by a council-
man, unlike in September when the topics were
introduced by city staff, including City Engineer
Michelle Segovia.
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Dems to hold Alvin 'meet and
greet'
A meet and greet event is planned
in Alvin by the North Brazoria County
Democratic Club for Democratic can-
didates running for a variety of pub-
lic office seats in preparation for the
March primary, said the event’s orga-
nizer Ramiro Mondragon.
Mondragon, who is an aiderman for
the city of Hillcrest Village, said the
meet and greet is planned at the Alvin
Public Library at 7 p.m., Thursday.
“The candidates will be allowed to
make a speech; I believe it’s important
to know who’s running and where the
candidates stand on the issues,” Mon-
dragon said.
Among the races that will be dis-
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2016.
Friends and family of both the ac-
cused and the victim testified during
the three-week trial, which began Jan.
8. The trial had been rescheduled due
to freezing temperatures and icy road
conditions in Brazoria County, forcing
the closure of the courthouse for sever-
al days during the trial. Before the trial
began, Judge Patrick Sebesta placed a
gag order on several people, including
the victim’s father, Jubal Alexander
Sr.; his mother, (Rebecca Alexander);
and his younger brother (Matthew).
“We are considered witnesses in
the trial and were given the gag order
to protect the integrity of the trial in
order that justice may be served,” Al-
exander said. “The trial will officially
start in the morning and go approxi-
mately three weeks.”
Leading up to the trial, Alexander
had used a Facebook page he created
called “Justice for Jubal” and updated
visitors on the circumstances of his
son’s death and opinions expressed
by those who knew his son, and also
strangers.
Once the trial was concluded,
Alexander said he was relieved and
thankful for those who worked to see
that justice was served.
“With the wheels of justice now in
motion, we can begin the long ardu-
ous journey to some level of healing.
Our plan for healing will include fam-
ily counseling, prayer and simply the
passage of time,” a post on Justice for
Jubal explained, dated Jan. 30. “When
a child is murdered, closure can never
happen. The best that can be hoped for
is some sort of peace. Unfortunately,
with Jubal’s remains still missing,
peace will not find us anytime soon.”
The Alexander family did com-
ment on Stafford’s upcoming trial in
the spring.
“We know Monroe was the ‘friend’
that took part in the beheading of Jub-
al and disposing of his head, but he is
currently only charged with tampering
with evidence, a third-degree felony, in
the destruction of the gun with a grind-
er. Monroe Stafford (Sparky) will have
his day in court,” a Justice for Jubal
post explained. “We are confident that
the (Brazoria County district attorney)
will protect the community from him,
just as was done with Zachary.”
A question and answer session will
follow.
Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebe-
sta will serve as master of ceremony
for the event.
“We are hoping for a good number;
we will have other elected officials
coming that are not opposed, and this
is a great time for voters to visit with
them,” Urick said.
There will be refreshments avail-
able, and the Bayou Republican Wom-
en of Alvin will have a silent auction of
homemade items.
There is a long list of candidates
who are running and are opposed dur-
ing the primary. Among those who are
opposed and have been given an invite
to speak on their behalf in Alvin are as
looked like badges to pass out to the chil-
dren at the party.
His friend, Chris, has lived in Alvin
for more than 35 years; Jana for 10 years,
and together they are raising Will and his
big sister, Emily, 14, in a city they are
proud to call home.
“Officer Hill went to high school with
my husband, and he has also been to our
neighborhood for a call, and we saw him
there. Officer Hill was so amazing with
the kids in the neighborhood that day that
I asked him if he would like to stop by
for our son’s birthday party. He said he
could,” Jana said.
Will said he loves when police, EMS
and fire have stopped by at their NNOs.
He is still impressionable and enjoys su-
perheroes like Batman and Spiderman.
He enjoys watching Cops on YouTube
through his iPad and Live PD on the Arts
& Network channel alongside mom.
“I first started liking police officers
when I got a Lego city police officer play
set and was watching Batman help the po-
lice in Gotham City,” Will said.
Now he watches Teen Titans and
wants to stop the bad guys.”
Added Jana: “In my son’s eyes, po-
licemen and policewomen are the heroes.
When we are out and we see anyone in
uniform — police, FD, armed forces —
I have tried to encourage my children to
walk up to them and say thank you for
your service.”
Officer Hill also gave Will the rare
opportunity to see the Alvin police ve-
hicle he uses when he works as a law en-
forcement officer. Will’s expression told
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Will Thornton, 7, poses with Alvin police officer Forest Hill, who is seen in a play jail
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for both residences and businesses as a result of
damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. The action
was taken at a January meeting and sets the expi-
ration of the waiver to July 1, in accordance with
Resolution 18-R-02.
The city council had previously waived build-
ing permit fees for a 90-day period during a Sept.
21,2017, meeting. That waiver expired Dec. 19.
Some councilmen had said last year they
didn’t think the first 90-day waiver was enough
time, which turned out to be true.
In trying to bring Alvin back to normal, the
the story of how he was enjoying every
second of it. The family was allowed to
have a few photos taken of Will inside the
police cruiser.
“What Officer Hill didn’t know was
that there were nearly 50 kids and that a
jail was made, and the kids put him in the
jail,” Jana said. “Officer Hill played along
and was so great with the kids. Couldn’t
have asked for a better example of a po-
lice officer for the children.”
Officer Hill went along with the chil-
dren's request to sit in a jail they had cre-
ated for the party. He told the children
sometimes his job does require him to put
people in jail, but what he enjoys about
his job more than anything is to help peo-
ple while he protects and serves the com-
munity.
So the visit was a lesson learned in hu-
manity, too.
Little Will received a plethora of gifts
from those who came. He received a
Chili’s gift card, a Target gift card, more
Lego toys, a drone, superheroes and Star
Wars merchandise, among others. It’s go-
ing to be hard to top this birthday. Jana
said as their son grows older, his taste will
change obviously.
She said any decision Will makes
when he grows up, mom and dad are go-
ing to respect and accept.
“If he wants to protect and serve, then
I couldn’t be more proud of him and his
willingness to ‘save the world’ in his
words,” Jana said.
“The police are awesome, and I love
them, and I can’t wait to be an Alvin po-
liceman,” Will said.
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State Rep. Ed Thompson, of Pear-
land, currently holds the District 29
seat and is unopposed in the Repub-
lican primary. Among those running
for his seat in the Democratic primary
and were invited to speak in Alvin are
James Presley and Dylan Wilde Forbis,
both of Pearland.
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson, of Sugar
Land, currently holds the seat for 22nd
Congressional District and is opposed
in the March primary. He faces GOP
challengers Eric Zmrhal, of Houston;
and James Green, of Sugar Land.
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