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Tomorrow's Trinidad City Council meeting could be one of the most important meetings the city has held in recent memory. Trinidad city hall 7/23/2026 is the council meeting.
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The timeline continues to raise serious questions. Records show that Aqua Services and the City of Trinidad were aware of water-related violations before my arrest. Yet instead of focusing on resolving those issues, efforts were made to pursue criminal charges against me after I began reporting on the city's water problems. Since then, I've uncovered TCEQ documents showing certified violation notices were mailed to the Mayor of Trinidad and signed for by City Administrator Cynthia Dosier. According to the mayor, he did not receive those letters. That raises an important question: Why were state violation notices addressed to the mayor not provided to him so the city could begin addressing the problems before additional violations and fines occurred?
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TRINIDAD'S MOVING ON AS A WAVE OF RESIGNATION COMES IN .
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Susan Carver, who had recently been appointed as Trinidad's Municipal Judge, has resigned from the position. According to Council Member Steven Strearman, Carver was sworn in by City Administrator Cynthia Dosier without the mayor or city council's knowledge or approval, raising concerns about the appointment process. Carver also serves as the City Secretary and Municipal Judge for Brownsboro.
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Transparency Blocked? New Trinidad Council Member Pushes for Accountability as Questions Continue to Grow at City Hall
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Trinidad Council Member Publicly Calls for City Administrator's Resignation Following Release of Text Messages
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The Story Did Not Begin With a Facebook Post examines the documented timeline leading up to Jennifer Combs' arrest, showing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) had already received multiple complaints about Trinidad's brown drinking water and opened its own investigation before her Facebook post was published. The article follows the parallel investigations by state regulators and local police, using official records, affidavits, and court documents to compare their timelines and actions.
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Part II: The State Arrives follows the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's on-site investigation after receiving citizen complaints about Trinidad's drinking water. The article documents the State's inspection, required Boil Water Notice, operational deficiencies, and subsequent public notices, while examining how those events overlapped with the criminal investigation into Jennifer Combs' Facebook post and the timeline leading to her arrest.
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examine the events following Jennifer Combs' arrest, from the execution of the felony warrant through the Henderson County Grand Jury's decision not to indict. The articles then follow the continued TCEQ investigation, Judge Scott McKee's concerns about information presented during the warrant process, and the ongoing regulatory findings, presenting the documented timeline in chronological order so readers can compare the criminal case with the State's investigation.
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