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POLITICAL BUZZ | JOHN WAYNE FERGUSON Photographer not happy with MS-13 campaign ad he photographer U.S.” County elections and legal claims against the working on his diet. We a wild pig was spotted who took the His inten- blamed Johnson for it. people who used the pic- were making the ice cream on Galveston Island last picture used by tax tion was to Peden told The Daily ture without permission. less accessible, we were weekend, a reminder that Tassessor-collector candi- highlight News last week she approved The Texas primary elec- putting cauliflower into former state Rep. Wayne date Jackie Peden to allege the role that of the ad before it was pub- tions are on March 3. the mashed potatoes.” Faircloth, a Galveston Re- that undocumented peo- poverty has lished but did not know the UTMB GRAD SPILLS Jackson, a Naval doctor publican, was the author of ple are voting in Galveston on leading origin of the picture. ON TRUMP DIET at the time he worked for a bill that legalized hunting County elections said JOHN people to Hinton said his photo- Trump, retired from the pigs from hot air balloons he did not give Peden’s WAYNE join gangs, graph had actually been Former White House Navy and left the White that was passed into law doctor Ronny Jackson is campaign permission to FERGUSON Hinton appropriated by Repub- House in December. in 2017. ... The Galveston use the photograph. He explained. lican politicians before: running for Congress in That came months after Regional Chamber of also doesn’t agree with the Hinton’s once in 2017 by a New Texas, and on Monday a nomination to be the Commerce plans to hold a he spilled some inside way the image was used, photograph of an heavily York candidate for county next secretary of Veterans mayoral candidate forum information on President he said. tattooed El Salvadoran executive and again in 2019 Affairs fell apart under Tuesday at the San Luis Donald Trump‘s health to allegations of unprofes- In an email to The inmate and member of by a candidate running for Hotel and Conference The New York Times. sional conduct were made Daily News, photographer MS-13 was published in the state legislature. Center. Tickets to the Jackson, who is a grad- about Jackson. event start at $40. ... The Adam Hinton said he The Guardian, a British In both races, the uate of the University of Jackson is now one of Daily News will run an- would never give permis- newspaper in 2015. Last candidates who used the Texas Medical Branch and 15 people vying to be the other sample ballot for the sion for his work to be week, it started appearing image were accused of Texas A&M University at representatives in Texas primary election and a list used in “racist garbage.” in the mail of Galves- being racist. And in both Galveston, said during his 13th Congressional Dis- of polling places Tuesday. “The work I did in El ton County voters after of those past elections, the time as Trump’s physician, trict, an area that includes All local election results Salvador was to interview Peden’s campaign started candidates who used the part of his strategy to help the and will be appear in the paper gang members about what using it in an attack ad image ultimately lost. Trump lose weight was by the cities of Amarillo and Wednesday and online at makes them gravitate to against incumbent tax Hinton said it’s frus- disguising vegetables in Wichita Falls. The Times galvnews.com. joining them,” Hinton assessor-collector Cheryl trating to see his work other food. calls Jackson’s campaign said. “Unfortunately, these Johnson. The ad claimed, used, and misinterpreted, “The exercise stuff never an “uphill battle.” John Wayne Ferguson: images have been illegally without evidence, that by politicians but said it 409-683-5226; john.ferguson@ took off as much as I want- NOTEBOOK used several times in reac- undocumented people would be a “waste of time ed it to,” Jackson told the galvnews.com or on Twitter @ tionary propaganda in the were voting in Galveston and money” to pursue newspaper. “But we were With the news that johnwferguson.

GALVESTON COUNTY | IN BRIEF FESTIVAL Safety, assisted local police a repossessor for a car dealer the car and tried to drive Inmate escapes By The Numbers with safety during both said he had tracked a car that away, according to the Mardi Gras hotel weekends. had overdue payments to the complaint. He said he was custody at Numbers are for — Keri Heath police department’s parking dragged across the parking revenue up the two Fridays and League City hospital POLICE lot, according the complaint. lot as he tried to stop her Saturdays of Mardi Gras The man said he had an over last year 2020 hotel revenue: from leaving, according to »» LEAGUE CITY order of repossession and $3 million Man injured, woman the complaint. Police on Wednesday night »» GALVESTON notified the department’s 2019 hotel revenue: He was not seriously were searching for a Hitchcock dispatcher that he planned to This year’s Mardi Gras $2.6 million arrested after car injured but did complain inmate loose at the University celebration closed out 2018 hotel revenue: take the car, according to the about pain in his ankle of Texas Medical Branch repossession attempt complaint. Tuesday with the second- $2.4 million and knee, according to the hospital in League City. Gray had come to the highest hotel revenues 2017 hotel revenue: »» LA MARQUE complaint. The prisoner was still reported since 2013, police station to pick up $3.2 million A man was injured Tuesday Police stopped Gray missing as of 6 p.m. at the according to the Galveston another person, according 2016 hotel revenue: when he attempted to about a mile away from the League City campus, 2240 Park Board of Trustees. to the complaint. She $2.3 million repossess a station and arrested her, I-45, spokesman Christopher The city’s popular pre- 2015 hotel revenue: exited the station and Smith Gonzalez said. car parked in according to the complaint. Lenten festival, which ran $2.7 million approached the man as he Hitchcock police had front of the Gray was held on $20,000 from Feb. 14 to Feb. 25, 2014 hotel revenue: La Marque was approaching the car, brought the inmate to the bond and was still in brought $3 million in revenue $2.3 million Police according the complaint. hospital, Smith Gonzalez said. for island hotels just during 2013 hotel revenue: Station, The man said he allowed custody at the Galveston He did not immediately the two Friday and Saturday $2.1 million police said. Gray in the car to remove County Jail on Wednesday, have any additional nights of the event, according The car’s some personal items, and according to jail records. information. to park board data. compared with $1.46 million NIA owner was it was then that she started — John Wayne Ferguson — Keri Heath The park board promotes in Feb. 21 and Feb. 22. GRAY arrested island tourism. Over both weekends, shortly after That’s not as much as the hotels were 81.3 percent full, the incident and charged $3.2 million hotels collected an improvement over last with assault, police said in 2017, but 16.4 percent year’s 72.8 percent by 11.7 Nia Gray, 29, of , more than the $2.6 million percent, according to data. was arrested and charged collected last year, according Galveston police had with aggravated assault with THANK YOU! to data. slightly less calls for service a deadly weapon on Tuesday, Festival organizers last and arrested less people police said. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON year blamed spotty weather in the second weekend in The incident happened wishes to thank the underwriter, sponsors and and an overlap with Rodeo the event area than they in the police department’s Houston events on the did in the first weekend, parking lot, 431 Bayou committee chairs of the Annual Mardi Gras festival’s average numbers. according to Galveston Police Drive, according to a police Parade Viewing Party bene ting the Texas Island hotels also reported Department data. complaint. A man working as A&M-Galveston George P. Mitchell Society. the second-highest average Between Feb. 14 and Feb. daily rate, the cost per room, 16, nine people were arrested COMPLETE since 2013, at $177.30 this in the downtown event area, FLEET SERVICE year, according to park board according to the Galveston EVENT GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN BY data. In 2017, average daily Police Department. Six Call for a free, rate was $182. That’s 2.7 people were arrested inside friendly consultation percent more than last year, the event area from Feb. 21 and quote! according to park board data. to Feb. 23, according to data. 409-995-0088 The park board data Police responded to 12 doesn’t include information major accidents, those with about short-term rental reported injuries, and 42 bookings, which also minor accidents, according generate hotel occupancy to data. taxes for the city. Galveston police reported 1740 FM 519 (Main Street) The first weekend was no fatal accidents and no La Marque slightly more profitable driving while intoxicated Mon - Fri • 8am - 5:30pm committee chairs

® for hotels than the second arrests, according to data. CARDS OFFICIAL STATE Marilyn McFatridge Marie Robb CERTIFIED INSPECTION weekend, bringing in $1.55 Other agencies, such as the DIESEL million on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 Texas Department of Public MECHANICS STATION Phyllis Milstein Kelly Teichman

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