(Ed.s Note: This afternoon numerous callers alerted us to the fact that SWAT teams and a heavy contingent of armed Cameron County Sheriff's commandoes and heavy armor were surrounding the administrative side of the Cameron County Courthouse on Harrison Street. Since a similar contingent had already taken our Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre out a few months before, we wondered who their target was this time? Was it Jesse Garcia at the tax office? Or perhaps Sylvia Garza-Perez at the county clerks?
Well, others also wondered why the troops were concentrated on the two top floors where the Cameron County DA's Offices are located. Had a gang of frenzied senior citizens protesting Luis V. Saenz's crackdown on their beloved maquinitas finally cracked and stormed the DA's citadel?
Or could it have been a probationer unable to handle the daily drug tests with the company hired by the DA's Office and that sometimes required daily urine samples?
Well, not to worry. Apparently, Saenz himself requested the sheriff's mock drill to make sure he and his staff were protected from evil doers just in case. Workers in the tax assessor collector's office on the first floor and the county clerk's staff on the second might be in some danger from angry property taxpayers or disgruntled grooms or brides wanting a refund on their marriage license, but those workers are apparently expandable. For now, Saenz and his minions can rest assured the county commandoes will be there if needed.)