HAWKINS, Texas — Two fights broke out during Friday’s meeting of the Hawkins City Council. One was a war of words, while the other was an altercation between a resident and a police officer.
The council voted 4-1 during a tense meeting to terminate Mayor Deb Rushing from her position as municipal judge, and Hawkins resident Todd Eddington and police officer David “Dave” Morris had a physical altercation when Eddington tried to speak to the council.
The removal of Rushing as municipal judge means the city is once again without its own court to handle traffic tickets and other city-related matters. Council members had an item on Friday’s agenda to appoint former Wood County Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Larry Pack to the position, but they took no action because he hadn’t filed an application.
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