Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Board of Directors Locked Out from Using District Facility Amid Financial Crisis and Leadership Turmoil
By Jose G. Landa. Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 is currently facing a financial crisis and embroiled in a leadership quarrel among Board members.
On September 8, 2026, MCWCID No. 1 Board appointed former Board member Randy Edwards to fill the vacancy created by Board President Eduardo “Lalo” Trevino’s resignation due to personal reasons. Subsequently, the Board elected Randy Edwards as its new President, Henry Moses as Vice-President, and Juan Perez as Secretary-Treasurer on a split vote of 3-2.
Also at the September 8 meeting, the Board evaluated District General Manager Brenda McCalip in executive session and upon returning into open session, the Board terminated the employment services of General Manager McCalip on a split 3-2 vote. Subsequently the Board appointed Board President Randy Edwards to serve as Interim General Manager.
The following day, Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Board President and Interim General Manager rehired Brenda McCalip as Assistant General Manager contrary to the Board’s termination the previous day.
This decision by Edwards to rehire McCalip against the Board’s legal vote of 3-2 to terminate her has caused turmoil and leadership questions among the District’s Board members.
Attempts by Board members to place this item, as well as others, on the agenda of Board meetings have been thwarted by Edwards, forcing the Board to call for and post a special meeting to address these issues only to have their posted meetings removed and torn down by Edwards and others.
On October 4, 2026, the Board held a special meeting after duly posting it in the Maverick County Clerk’s office and District office and decided to remove Randy Edwards as Interim General Manager and annul and void his rehiring of McCalip as well as terminate the District’s general counsel, Sanchez and Wilson, PLLC of San Antonio, Texas. The Board retained the law firm of Langley & Banack as new general counsel. Board members attending this special meeting were Juan Perez, Trinidad Flores and Louis Valderrama while Randy Edwards and Henry Moses were absent or did not attend.
At the October 4 meeting, the Board appointed District member Homero Galindo to be Interim General Manager. In However, Edwards has not provided the keys and possession of the District facilities to Galindo nor his fellow Board members. Consequently, the Board called for and held another meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
Upon arriving to the District offices, the Board members were locked out from the facility with no District personnel present at the office to open it up for them to conduct the business of the District.
The ongoing leadership struggle at Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 escalated Wednesday, November 4, when three directors met outside locked district gates and voted to replace board leadership, reaffirm an interim general manager’s appointment and seek proposals for a forensic financial audit.
Board of Directors Louis Valderrama, Trinidad Flores and Juan Perez attended the noon special meeting at the district’s Radar Base offices. Randy Edwards and Henry Moses were not present. The three directors in attendance voted unanimously on the actions taken.
The meeting marked another confrontation over management authority, access to district facilities, control of bank accounts and the ability of directors to place matters on meeting agendas.
Valderrama said Wednesday was the second time directors had been locked out when attempting to hold a meeting.
Attorney Eddie Morales of Langley & Banack who attended as legal counsel, noted that participating directors, management and counsel were unable to enter the property. He maintained that the meeting had been properly posted at the district and county courthouse.
Morales discussed the possibility of seeking court intervention if the majority’s decisions continued to go unrecognized.
The office closure also drew frustration from a customer.
During public comments, Eduardo Garcia said he had traveled from El Indio seeking assistance concerning water service and found the office closed. He questioned why the district was unavailable to customers during a working day.
Following public comments, directors moved to reorganize board leadership.
Valderrama was elected president, replacing Edwards, who remained a board member. Flores was elected vice president, replacing Moses. Perez continued serving as treasurer.
Before the vote, Valderrama accused Edwards of removing posted meeting notices, preventing requested items from appearing on agendas and impeding the majority’s efforts to conduct district business.
Edwards was not present to respond to those allegations.
Directors then ratified Galindo’s appointment as interim general manager, reinforcing their previous decision to replace Edwards in that position.
Morales explained that the additional vote was intended to strengthen the appointment after questions arose concerning the validity of the earlier meeting and its posting.
Valderrama indicated that Galindo still needed access to the district’s facilities to carry out the management transition.
Directors also approved changes to authorized signers on district accounts at Falcon Bank. The discussion called for removing Edwards and McAlip and adding Valderrama as board president.
The majority subsequently authorized Valderrama and Galindo to coordinate advertising for a permanent general manager using an existing job description.
During that discussion, Valderrama emphasized that the general manager answered to the board collectively and that individual directors could not independently direct district operations.
Financial concerns added urgency to the proposed management changes.
Valderrama said management had previously described the district as approximately $50,000 in the red, while an auditor later told directors the figure was approximately $1 million. The District has been sustaining substantial losses in 2024 and 2025, as well as in 2026, according to Valderrama.
Flores separately expressed concern that the District’s available bank funds could sustain operations for only three or four months. At a previous meeting, it was disclosed that the District had approximately $900,000 in the bank with monthly expenses ranging between $200,000 to $250,000.
Those figures were discussed by directors but were not accompanied by financial statements in the materials reviewed.
The board authorized seeking private proposals for a forensic financial audit and directed counsel to request assistance from a state audit agency.
Morales recommended pursuing both options to determine the potential cost and scope of a review. No audit firm was selected or audit expenditure approved during the recorded discussion.
Directors also addressed the agenda-setting dispute that had become a central point of contention.
The majority voted to delete a sentence from a September 8 bylaw amendment giving the board president final authority over which items appeared on meeting agendas.
Valderrama argued that the provision concentrated authority in one person and prevented other elected directors from bringing district business before the board.
Under the process approved Wednesday, any director could submit an agenda item to the interim general manager. Proposed agendas would undergo legal review before posting.
The agenda also listed executive-session consultations concerning possible legal remedies involving board members and employees, along with possible censure of Edwards.
