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Date Published
November 28, 2016
News Type
Article
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valleycentral.com

(Source: valleycentral.com) The La Joya Housing Authority board suspended Executive Director J.J. Garza on Saturday afternoon -- and plans to terminate him.

Faced with a federal investigation, the board voted to suspend Executive Director Juan Jose "J.J." Garza, 48, of La Joya without pay.

San Antonio-based attorney Mark Anthony Sanchez Sr. advised the board to quickly schedule a follow-up meeting to terminate Garza.

"You're beset with a series of scandals," Sanchez said. "And in order to address them, they need to be confronted head-on."

Garza said he heard the board suspended him without pay, but didn't know they planned to terminate him.

"I understand what the board is going through," said Garza, who also serves on the La Joya school board. "They're behind me. I understand that this something coming from Washington.”...