Note: Lubbock Lights was unable to contact Garcia’s challenger, Ronnie Vasquez. The winner will face either Frank Gutierrez, Mary Hernandez or Traci Baxa in the November general election.
Marina Garcia
What are your three priorities, and if elected, what will you do about them?
Encourage higher education and provide more services to all school truancy cases.
Hold eviction classes in the neighborhood association meetings.
Invite middle and high school students to come and experience a court hearing to see how the legal system works.
What do you wish the public knew about justices of the peace?
I wish the public to know that Texas law prevents the judge and office from providing legal advice. The office can assist in providing a list of agencies which can help with cases.
How will new eviction procedures from the Texas Supreme Court impact local tenants and landlords?
My favorite quote is “you learn something new everyday, if you pay attention.”
Eviction hearings are the bread and butter of Precinct 3. The Texas Justice training center in Austin has always done a great job of informing the courts of rules. The new rule, that became law January 1st, is called the 10-day-payup rule. A notice must be served to the tenant to pay in 10 days or the eviction is filed. This rule has not been published in the book yet. So before it can be applied it must be published.
Outside the office you are seeking, what are the ways you have participated in the community, for example: boards, volunteer positions, or other offices you previously held?
I served as Lubbock County constable 21 years, was president of the Jackson/Mahon Neighborhood Association, Navy Reserve (honorable discharge), South Plains Food Bank volunteer, Salvation Army Angel Tree and Kettle volunteer, Ambucs basketball volunteer, trash pickups, graffiti removal crew volunteer, Guadalupana from St. Joseph Church, Catholic Daughters, Crusillita. I have always helped in any form possible.
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