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THE MADISONVILLE METEOR VOLUME 126 • NO. 41 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 1 SECTION • 14 PAGES • $1 Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1894 Thank a Veteran and a Serviceman Every Day TEXAS “Our steaks are so On the square in Madisonville tender, we wonder how 115 South Madison St. the cow ever walked!” *~~~* 936-348-3927 • texaslegends.net Tuesday thru Thursday 11-9 H Friday/Saturday 11-10 Leaping into district play Man, granddaughter struck by pickup By Campbell Atkins idence,” Hill wrote in the report. “He campbell.atkins@ visually observed the child run into madisonvillemeteor.com the main traveled portion of the road- way, and then observed (Peña) chase A Madisonville man and his two- after the child. year-old granddaughter were struck “(Witness) stated that he observed and injured by a pickup truck on the vehicle approaching the pedes- West Collard Street Sept. 28 after the trians in the roadway, and began child ran onto the roadway at dusk, flashing his lights to get (the driver) according to the Madisonville Police to stop. He stated he thought (Peña) Department. and the child were just playing, but A Sunday Facebook post made by the car never stopped.” a family member stated the child has Hill was accompanied in the inves- returned home and is doing well. tigation by a Madison County Sher- Gene Peña remained in the ICU iff’s Deputy. at the time of the post awaiting sur- According to the report, the driver geries. He was on a ventilator due had recently gotten off work and was to sustained brain injuries, but his on his way to the store. Hill noted he neurological assessments had not was coherent and did not show any worsened, according to the family signs of intoxication or drug use. member. MPD Police Chief Herbert Gil- Peña chased after the child, who bert stated that Officer Hill received ran into the public street in front of threats from individuals on social the Collard residence, before the two media, calling for his job, regarding were both hit by the blue, 1980 GMC his handling of the incident, since pickup truck, according to witnesses the driver of the pickup truck was not referenced in a report authored by arrested. CAMPBELL ATKINS MPD Officer J.W. Hill. “I think the bottom line is that some think the driver should have Jeramiah Burns jumps in celebration during Madisonville’s 21-16 loss to Livingston “(Redacted witness) stated he had Sept. 25 at MHS to conclude non-district play. The Mustangs were off Friday with their stopped at the stop sign located at gone to jail,” said Gilbert regarding scheduled bye week and will begin their district slate with a home matchup against North McIver Street and West Col- Shepherd Friday at 7:30 p.m. (See Sports for more) lard Street facing west toward his res- SEE ACCIDENT PAGE 12 Brady and challenger Hernandez discuss debate, issues By Campbell Atkins their first presidential debate in chairman before Democrats household’s budget grew by charge to lower drug prices and campbell.atkins@ Cleveland Sept. 29. took control of the House in $6,000 in the first two years of end surprise medical billing.” madisonvillemeteor.com Congressman Kevin Brady 2018. (the Trump Administration).” Brady and his family have has served as U.S. Represen- “I have been privileged to Brady also lauded his ability remained based in East Texas With November’s Election tative for Texas’ 8th Congres- represent this district for a to work with Democrats on the during his time in Congress. Day less than a month away, sional District since 1997 and number of years,” said Brady other side as well as his role in Challenging Brady is Dem- 470 U.S. Congressional seats has enjoyed a sizable margin of in an interview with the Me- replacing the North American ocrat Elizabeth Hernandez will be on the line as each side victory in each general election teor. “I am proud of the tax re- Trade Agreement (NAFTA). of The Woodlands, who is a fights for further representa- against the given Democrat or form bill that let families keep “I led the effort to pass the graduate of Sam Houston State tion in the House and Senate. Libertarian challenger (he ran more of what they earned and (United States-Mexico-Can- University with an extensive The races serve as a backdrop unopposed in the 2016 general jumpstarted America’s econ- ada Agreement) through the accounting background. She to the country’s ultimate deci- election). omy into the most competitive House,” said Brady. “I’ve enters the political arena for sion between President Donald He is the lead Republican economy on the planet. We in- worked across the aisle on a the first time in 2020. Trump and former Vice Presi- on the House Ways and Means creased wages for the first time number of key health care is- dent Joe Biden, who engaged in Committee and served as its in a decade. In fact, the average sues, including leading the SEE ELECTION PAGE 2 White nationalist stickers appear around town Staff Reports “Most people say there is no- towns around the country, in- body around here like that,” said cluding Greenwich, Conn. and Stickers representing an orga- Laura Cannon, co-curator of the Eagle Lake, Fla. have seen similar nization called “Patriot Front”, museum and the first to discover stickers on signs and lightpoles. which is defined as a white na- the stickers. “I thought they were They’ve also shown up on some tionalist group by the Southern just walking along and sticking college campuses like Miami Poverty Law Center, were found them everywhere, but I don’t (Ohio) University. In Harrisburg, on the door of the Madison know that there have been any Penn., a Patriot Front logo was County Museum as well as on more. Which kind of bothers me, spraypainted on top of a Black the window and the outside light because I feel like it may have Lives Matter mural. poles last week, according to mu- been directed at me. Surely not, According to the Anti-Defa- seum personnel. but if there is any Democrat in mation League, Patriot Front is a There were no other similar town they will name me in the white supremacist group whose stickers reported elsewhere in first five.” town. Over the past month, other SEE STICKERS PAGE 6 Work goes on for Texas agency at war with itself By Emma Platoff backup to Gov. Greg Abbott in gling a handful of fast-moving Paxton, of crimes including lated to improper influence, Texas Tribune coronavirus-related lawsuits election-related lawsuits — bribery and abuse of office, as abuse of office, bribery and on everything from abortion When will early voting begin? the Austin-American States- other potential criminal of- It had already been a diffi- rights to business closures. Will Texas ballots allow for man and KVUE-TV first re- fenses.” cult fall for the Texas attorney Communications direc- straight-ticket voting? — and ported Saturday night. One But Paxton, who has general’s office. tor Marc Rylander departed gearing up for a Nov. 10 ar- of the whistleblowers, Jeff pledged to forge ahead as at- The sprawling agency, more than a month ago, and gument before the U.S. Su- Mateer, abruptly resigned his torney general, pointed the which employs some 4,000 Nick Moutos, an assistant at- preme Court, the culmination position as Paxton’s top aide finger back at the seven aides. people in more than 100 of- torney general, lost his job at of a years-long effort to strike Friday after telling a human “Despite the effort by rogue fices across Texas, has for the agency in early Septem- down the Affordable Care Act. resources administrator at employees and their false alle- months had to contend with ber after revelations that he But things hit a fever pitch the agency that he and other gations I will continue to seek the added challenges of the had shared racist rhetoric and this weekend as seven of the aides “have a good faith belief justice in Texas and will not be coronavirus, many staff mem- QAnon conspiracy theories agency’s most senior staff that the attorney general is resigning,” Paxton said. bers working from home on social media. Meanwhile, members accused their boss, violating federal and/or state and others deployed as legal top state attorneys are jug- Texas Attorney General Ken law including prohibitions re- SEE AGENCY PAGE 12 INSIDE THE METEOR There is neither Deep Root s. N ew Id eas. Business . 8 Jew nor Gentile, Normangee Tractor Churches . 7 neither slave Classifieds . 9,. 10 nor free, nor is (936)396-3101 there male and Opinion . 4 NormangeeTractor.com female, for you 333 N.MaySt reet Tue Records . 5 Sports . 13,14 are all one in 936.348.3777 Bank www.fubhuntsv illetx.com Christ Jesus. 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