Mayor resigns over dog incident
From Times Wire Services
A small-town mayor accused of secretly keeping her neighbors’ dog after telling them the pet died has resigned, and a judge is set to decide custody of the Shih Tzu.
Mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez apologized Friday to Alice residents and said she acted in the dog’s interest: “I am sorry for the division that the events of these last few weeks have caused. It was never my intention to bring any negative exposure to our city.”
A hearing Monday is expected to decide who gets Puddles, whom Saenz-Lopez renamed Panchito.
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