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>A Texas city has been thrown into chaos following a contentious mayoral election, with some claiming it remains unclear who is now in charge. Oscar Mireles narrowly beat incumbent Esmeralda Moya to serve as the next mayor of Galena Park by just 132 votes on Saturday. But when Mireles went to city hall on Monday to discuss the next steps, he said he learned that the city secretary abruptly resigned after serving more than two decades in the city of about 10,000 people, Click 2 Houston reports. She had earlier sent Mireles an email stating that the election cannot be officially canvassed until all provisional ballots and other outstanding ballots are received, as required under Texas law.

Archive: https://archive.today/UdjdJ From the post: >>A Texas city has been thrown into chaos following a contentious mayoral election, with some claiming it remains unclear who is now in charge. Oscar Mireles narrowly beat incumbent Esmeralda Moya to serve as the next mayor of Galena Park by just 132 votes on Saturday. But when Mireles went to city hall on Monday to discuss the next steps, he said he learned that the city secretary abruptly resigned after serving more than two decades in the city of about 10,000 people, Click 2 Houston reports. She had earlier sent Mireles an email stating that the election cannot be officially canvassed until all provisional ballots and other outstanding ballots are received, as required under Texas law.
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Mayors are t in charge, city managers are. In fact in Texas in most towns, mayors don’t vote on the council unless it’s to tie break.