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Read The Herald For Full Local Sports Coverage
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L.F.D.
Bargains,
THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
Serving Starr County For 75 Years
H.E.B.
Specials,
Pgs. 5,6
Published in Rio Grande City, Texas, Every Thursday By The Rio Grande Publishing Co.
NO. 1, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30,198G
FIFTEEN CENTS
.Statewide Elections This Tuesday
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Pictured above at left is Rosemary Casas, who was
crowned the 1986 Homecoming Queen in halftime
ceremonies of the game against Laredo Martin. Her
escort was Eddie Ruelas. Pictured above at right is first
runnerup Daiinda Sepulveda and her escort, Ernesto
Ciarcia. Roxanne Ramirez was crowned the second
runnerup. She was escorted by Santana Carrera.
Friday's Homecoming ceremonies reflected the
Sesquicentennial theme of Texas' colorful historv.
This Tuesday, Starr County
voters will choose the person they
desire to be governor of Texas for
the next four years, and will also
vote on numerous other state
offices
The only contested local race is
for Precinct Four County Commis-
sioner, where Democratic incum-
bent Reynaldo "Moreno" Alaniz is
opposed by Jose Luis Saenz,
carrying the Republican banner.
Starr County Clerk Juan Mills
told The Rio Grande Herald that a
total of 187 persons had voted
absentee, as of 10:30 a.m. Mor ay
morning. One hundred and tmrty
seven persons have voted absentee
in person, while 50 have voted
absentee by mail. Persons still
have the chance to vote absentee
until 5 p.m. Friday.
Incumbent Democratic governor
Mark White is fighting to hold on to
his office against the man he
ousted four years ago, Republican
Bill Clements. Most pollsters pre-
dict a close statewide vote between
these two men.
The other hotly contested
statewide race is between Demo-
cratic Attorney General incumbent
Jim Mattox and his Republican
challenger, San Antonio State Dis-
trict Judge Roy Barrera, Jr.
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Bill Hobby, who has already held
the position for 14 years, is opposed
by Republican David Davidson
Incumbent Agriculture Commis-
sioner Jim Hightower is being
battled for his position by Re-
publican Bill Powers. Land Com-
missioner Garry Mauro faces
nominal opposition from Re-
publican M.D. Anderson, Jr., the
owner of a dance hall.
In State Supreme Court races,
Democrat Oscar H. Mauzy is
opposed by Republican Charles
Ben Howell for the Place One
position In Place Two, Democrat
Robert M. Campbell is opposed by
Republican Nathan E. White, Jr
In Place Four, Raul Gonzalez of
Weslaco, an appointee of Governor
White, is seeking to retain his
position against Republican John
L Bates
In the Railroad Commission
race, Democrat John Sharp of
Victoria will contest Republican
Milton E. Fox.
In most of the statewide races,
the Libertarian Party has fielded
nominal candidates for the Nov-
ember election.
The following 10 polling places in
Starr County will be open from 7
(See ELECTION'S, Pnge H)
Hospital Board Discusses
Indigent Health Care
Munoz Candidate For
Mayor Of Roma
The issues of state-mandated
indigent health care and the status
of Medicare and Medicaid reim-
bursements highlighted Thursday
night's regular monthly meeting of
the Starr County Memorial Hospi-
tal Board of Directors
Board attorney Carl Hafner said
i that a recent Texas Attorney
General's opinion "basically re-
states what the law says; that
hospital districts are liable to other
hospitals" for treatment of patients
from their district Hafner added,
"The Valley has never enforced
that."
Hospital Administrator Thalia
Munoz predicted that by next year,
the rule will be enforced strin-
gently next year. Hafner sug-
i gested, "Let it ride until next year,
we don't have a choice."
Hafner noted that "no hospital,
public or private, can turn down a
patient" in a life or limb-
threatening situation.
Board member Romeo Alaniz
said that "a lot of people from here
go to Valley hospitals, for every-
thing." He suggested that it was
the availability of more medical
services that motivates local resi-
' dents to seek medical treatment at
Valley hospitals.
Munoz began discussion of
Medicaid and Medicare reim-
bursements by saying, "Medicare
was the only one on a prospective
payment system As of Sept 1,
Medicaid is on the same system."
She added, "Federal programs
have established 467 diagnoses, and
a reimbursement rate for each
he" have given a length of
average stay also. Some of these
we might be able to collect from. I
wanted you to have an idea of the
charges and reimbursements "
Board vice-president Ross La-
Grange, who presided over the
meeting in the absence of president
Noel Benavides, suggested, "Can
we document this, and maybe get a
better reimbursement rate?"
Munoz said, "They're saying: do
more on an outpatient basis. We're
seeing a lot more of this" because
in-house patients have often been
more ill than was earlier thought.
The administrator added, "We're
having audits of these charts on a
monthly basis. Their (Medicare
and Medicaid) whole outlook is
changing a lot. This is done all over
the place, not just Starr County."
LaGrange concluded the dis-
cussion of that matter by asking,
"Why are we running afoul of the
national average on length of
stay?"
In talking about the repairs that
have been done on the roof, Munoz
said, "The company (Vega) came
in a few weeks ago, and did repair
work on the roof. Some areas still
need work. We were not satisfied,
so we haven't paid them."
Munoz added that the insurance
company has paid $5500 for the
repair work. She said, "We need to
keep a close eye on the roof the
next year (the period of the
remaining warranty). Any little
rain, there's places up there where
that water stays."
The board voted to okay the
indemnification policy for board
members, mandated by Texas
Hospital Insurance." Munoz said
that this action would make the
indemnification policy part of the
by-laws. Hafner said, "This would
cover negligence," but not deliber-
(See HEALTH, Page 8)
Matilde Juan Munoz has an-
nounced his candidacy for Mayor
of Roma in the April, 1987,city
elections.
Munoz is running for the position
held since April, 1983,by Jose
Carlos Saenz.
He is married to Anamaria R.
Munoz. The couple has two chil-
dren, Elizabeth and Daisy Munoz
is the son of Matilde and Lucia
Munoz
Munoz is a graduate of Roma
High School, and graduated from
Texas A&M University in three
years with a bio-med major He
owns Munoz Feed and Seed in
Roma and Rio Grande City.
Munoz said, "The problems that
surround us are evident and we
cannot deny them attention. We
would be wasting ink to specify a
certain area or problem which
needs major attention without
coming to a conclusion that it is the
faulty administration of things
which cause the problems. No, I
am not directing myself only to
politics, but to individuals that we
all are.
"Our city has gone through some
(See MUMOZ, /'««<• H)
County To Receive
State Paving Grant
16 Kids Found Playing
Hooky Near River
The case of a missing 13-year-old
boy mushroomed into an in-
vestigation that led to the discov-
ery of 16 young teens "playing
hooky" from school last Wednes-
day near the Rio Grande River.
Sheriff's Deputy Linda Pierce
indicated that "we got a report
Wednesday at about 9 a.m. from a
woman who said her 13-year-old
son was missing. We learned later
that four more kids had taken off
from the junior high school, and
were believed to be in the river
area."
Pierce said, "When we (the
Sheriff's Department) got down to
Mills Case Moving
Toward Hearing
The case involving County Clerk
Juan Mills and the primary runoff
ballots that were not impounded
last June appears headed toward a
shearing in state district court that
would require the official to show
cause why he should not be
declared in contempt of court.
Assistant District Attorney Allen
"Gocha" Ramirez told The Rio
Grande Herald late Tuesday af-
ternoon, "The motion has been
prepared The County Attorney will
soon sign the affadavit saying he
personally observed the ballots in
the office (of the County Clerk > "
I Ramirez added, "We're asking
the judge for a show-cause hearing,
with Mr Mills present to show
cause as to why he should not be
declared in contempt of court "
Ramirez said, however, "I don't
think there was anything inten-
tional about it, but it has to be
addressed. The ballots were exam-
ined, and no tampering was found
I think it is conclusive that there
was no tampering."
Ramirez said that Mills has told
him that he is anxious to have the
matter resolved, "to have this
thing brought before the court,"
and be cleared completely in the
episode
As of late Tuesday afternoon, the
motion had not been presented to
State District Judge Ricardo H
Garcia. Ramirez said that the
motion could be presented to
District Judge Homer Salinas of
Edinburg, who has been chosento
(See MILLS. I'lifie 6)
the river, we found other students,
not involved with the other four,
with nothing to do at the school
park near the river. One of these
said her sister was missing and
probably in the river area."
Pierce noted that later on, "we
found five other boys." By the
middle of the afternoon, Deputy
Pierce said that "we found 16 kids
down in the river area. We kept
finding kids all over down the
river."
Pierce noted that "the students
were caught with the help of the
Border Patrol."
All of these youths were of junior
high age, said Pierce, who added,
"They were doing nothing, just
playing hooky." She stressed that
none of the youngsters had come to
any kind of harm.
The deputy added, "We found
most of the kids about one mile to
lMi miles west of the school . "
Pierce indicated that "we found
the boy we got the complaint
about," at approximately 3 p.m.
The boy was then returned to his
mother Pierce added, "One girl
didn't get to get home until 9 p.m.
Wednesday evening."
The sole actual complaint came
from the mother of the 13-year-old
boy, whose disappearance led to
the discovery of the other truant
youths
Pierce stressed, "We want
parents to talk to their kids, and be
sure they're in school If they've
done it once, they'll likely do it
again."
She added, "We always go
looking for a missing person. When
we first get the call, we care;
that's ow first priority."
P'trce said that youths playing
hooky could get into dangerous
situations warning that "you never
know what they could run into
down there."
Starr County will soon be re-
ceiving a $270,958 grant from the
state for paving throughout the
county
Federal Program Coordinator
Javier Margo said his office was
notified at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday of the
impeding grant by State Sen John
Traeger's office.
The grant is a Community
Development Block Grant through
the Texas Department of Commu-
nity Affairs. Margo said that the
application for this grant was
submitted by the county in early
summer.
Margo added that the city of
Grulla will be receiving a grant of
the same amount, $270,958, for
paving. Also, the city of Roma will
be receiving a TDCA grant of
$270,958 that will be utilized, along
with a $600,000 grant from EDA.
for development of a new one-
million gallon per day water
treatment plant
Margo predicted that "contracts
will be forthcoming in the next two
to three weeks Paving will be in
small spots," in different areas of
the four commissioners' precincts.
No paving under the county grant
will be done within the city limits
of Roma and I>a Grulla.
The booking room of the new Starr County Detention Center is pictured above. The
control board in this room, where new prisoners are first booked by the Sheriff's
Department, controls the operation of cameras throughout the jail, as well as the
outside doors. (See related otory and picture on page 6).
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1986, newspaper, October 30, 1986; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195052/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.