Town hall tries to get at heart of TWU controversy

Citizens grill officials on why cities can’t get along

By: Brandy S. Chewning - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Eric J. Shelton Texarkana City Council member Derrick McGary, left, and Texarkana, Texas, Mayor Steve A. Mayo talk about the TWU dispute Thursday afternoon during the town hall meeting at First Biker’s Church.

Halfway through a town hall meeting about a Texarkana water dispute Thursday, the event’s organizer said the situation was “clear as mud.”

The meeting, at First Bikers’ Church in Texarkana, Texas, was intended to give the public insight into a pending legal suit between the Twin Cities ov...

Published: 07/16/2010