Linda Tenorio, a member of a prominent local political family and a woman who lost a lawsuit she filed against the City of Kyle three years ago, has filed to run for mayor of the city she sued against incumbent Travis Mitchell in the Nov. 3 General Election.
Tenorio faces an huge uphill battle against Mitchell, who, three years ago, captured more than 60 percent of the vote against three opponents in his initial mayoral bid.
Tenorio, along with her husband, Abel, filed suit Nov. 27, 2017, against the City of Kyle and the Union Pacific Railroad stemming from damages caused to her home on Live Oak during the so-called “Halloween Eve Floods.” In addition to the actual claims of damages, she also alleged the city and the railroad should pay her $30,000 for mental anguish as a result of the flooding and her husband asked for $25,000 compensation for mental anguish.
The Tenorios claimed the railroad trimmed trees in their neighborhood and that those trimmed branches ultimately blocked a culvert under the railroad that caused the flooding in their neighborhood. Linda Tenorio and her husband claimed the city was liable because it knew of the blockage and failed to correct the problem. In addition to the mental anguish claims, the pair sought $56,000 to restore their home and another $30,000 for diminished value on the home.
The city and the railroad prevailed in the lawsuit.
Linda and Abel are members of a family that also includes Willie Tenorio, the District 2 HCISD trustee, and Daphne Tenorio, former Kyle city council member and the Democratic nominee for Hays County Tax Assessor Collector in the November elections.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Linda and Abel Tenorio as the aunt and uncle, respectively, of Willie and Daphne Tenorio.)
A simple phone call would have let you know Abel and Linda are not Willie's Aunt and Uncle. The Tenorio family has a large family tree.
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Thank you for the clarification. As Rick Blaine said "I was misinformed."
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