Weslaco leaders subpoenaed to appear before grand jury in closed meeting case

2014-02-10T15:36:57-06:00

By Elizabeth Findell The Monitor Originally published Feb. 7, 2014 WESLACO — Five current and former city commissioners will go before an Hidalgo County grand jury Tuesday to make the case why they shouldn’t be indicted for kicking the public out of a public meeting. City leaders drew a crowd when they called the special meeting in November, after the election but before new members had been sworn in. Mayor Pro Tem John Cuellar—who was presiding over the meeting — ordered the room cleared after critics of his slate and allies of the minority began laughing and shouting. Police Chief Michael [...]