If you dont have electricity you step up and come up with a game plan to keep your family warm and safe. "Get off your ass and take care of your own family!". This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. A town and the county-seat of Mitchell County, Tex", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado_City,_Texas&oldid=1123693670, This page was last edited on 25 November 2022, at 04:35. The Colorado City government did not immediately respond for comment Wednesday. Colorado City ( / klred / KOL--RAY-d) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Texas, United States. The mayor of Colorado City appears to be in hot water Tuesday night. Tim Boyd, the mayor of Colorado City, took to Facebook in anger at people "crying and looking for a handout". DescriptionColorado City is governed by a Mayor and City Council who are elected by the people of the City. Boyd also wrote that he had already turned in his resignation as the mayor of Colorado City, a town of 4,000 people about 230 miles west of Dallas, and was speaking only as a citizen, not an . ", He says it is not local government's duty to support people through "trying times", adding: "I'm sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout.". Shes a very good person and was only defending me! If you are sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your (sic) lazy is direct result of your raising! The post was deleted, but circulated widelyon social media. The former mayor of Colorado City received backlash after publishing a since-deleted Facebook post calling Colorado City resident's "lazy". Winter weather:Another winter storm will bring snow and ice to 100 million people from the South to the East Coast. I spoke some of this out of the anger that the city and county was catching for situations which were out of their control. Am I sorry that you have been dealing without electricity and water; yes! The per capita income for the city was $15,591. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. All rights reserved. "I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout.". In his . Please understand if I had it to do over again I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descriptive. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Last Friday, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all of the state's 254 counties, and on Sunday night, President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Texas, ordering the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts to areas impacted by the winter storms. He wrote: "I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves. Many social media users re-shared the post, with one tweet drawing over 18,000 likes, 11,000 retweets and 1,700 comments. But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible. Colorado City Mayor Tim Boyd. ", Mayor of Colorado City, Texas RESIGNS after posting this controversial Facebook post. Threatening our lives with comments and messages is a horrible thing to have to wonder about. The Facebook screed was shared widely on social media and was reported on by numerous news outlets. Am I sorry that you have been dealing without electricity and water; yes! 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The Mayor and City Council acting together are the Governing Body. Please understand if I had it to do over again I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descriptive. The official Colorado City websitelisted Boydas mayor as of Wednesday morning. The city had 3,991 residents as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau. While water and power are being restored, the weatherprompted many residents to step up for each other. "I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. Bottom line - DONT BE A PART OF A PROBLEM, BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION! COLORADO CITY, Texas A Texas mayor said he resigned hours after he posted an insensitive message telling residents "only the strong will survive and the . Other industries included a meat-packing operation and a mobile home factory.[8]. ", As screenshots of his morning post began circulating on social media, gaining negative comments and threats, Boyd apologized for his remarks, writing, "Many of the things I said were taken out of context and some of which were said without putting much thought in to it.". Colorado City Mayor Tom Boyd has resigned after publishing a Facebook post in which he blamed his city's residents for not preparing for electricity and water shutoffs during winter storms.. A city hall was built by 1926. Shes a very good person and was only defending me! Colorado City originated as a ranger camp in 1877. The official Colorado City website listed Boyd as mayor as of Wednesday morning. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12. "I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used! Colorado City is located in northeastern Mohave County at (36.99026, -112.97577) Its northern border is the Arizona-Utah state line, with the town of Hildale, Utah, to the Arizona State Route 389 passes through the center of town, leading east 31 miles (50 km) to Fredonia.To the north, Route 389 becomes Utah State Route 59, which leads northwest 22 miles (35 km) to Hurricane. No one owes you [or] your family anything, Tim Boyd, previously mayor of Colorado City, TexaswroteTuesday in a Facebook post. Home Government Mayor & City Council Agendas & Minutes 2020. I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. The town acquired a railway station and post office in 1881 and was named the county seat. He added that he had not signed up to run again for mayor earlier this month. All Governing Body members serve two-year terms. I wont share any of those messages from those names as I feel they know who they are and hope after they see this they will retract the hateful things they have said! If you were sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your lazy is direct result of your raising! Gorilla Glue Girl Tessica Brown's GoFundMe LOCKED and under investigation for fraud after claims hair mare was a stunt, Rescue cat raises couple's Covid-19 lockdown spirits by carrying letters to neighbours in his collar, Coronavirus UK news updates - 'Irreversible' lockdown lift can only happen if cases fall ANOTHER 93%, NHS chief says, Don't Google 'space movie from 1992' - warning not to fall for sick stunt spread by racists on Reddit, Construction boss who exposed wife's skull after smashing her head through a window at 700,000 mansion is jailed. I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore," Boyd wrote in his follow-up post. Colorado City, in west-central Texas, has a population of about 4,000. The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! Tim Boyd is the former mayor of Colorado City, who called residents "lazy" in a now deleted Facebook post, according to reports. Get off your ass and take care of your own family! By Tuesday, at least 10 people had died from the winter storms in the state. I had already turned in my resignation and had not signed up to run for mayor again on the deadline that was February 12th! Can Alperen Sengun become a passable defender for the Rockets? He adds: "Only the strong will survive and the weak will parish [sic]. pic.twitter.com/EDGaiDkmDR. It was not immediately clear which government Mr Boyd was referring to, since he led the local government, and Republicans under Donald Trump ran the country for the last four years. Gov Greg Abbott orders probe into Texas power grid operator after snowstorm Millions of residents in Texas are struggling without power due to a winter storm. "If you were sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your lazy is direct result of your raising! The first school was conducted in a dugout in 1881 and moved to a building the next year. The population density was 809.2 people per square mile (312.5/km2). COLORADO City's mayor, Tim Boyd resigned from his role on February 16, 2021. Despite local news reports calling him the town's mayor, Boyd claimed to have submitted his resignation on February 12. Description. I apologize for the wording and ask that you please not harass myself or my family anymore! "No one owes you are (sic) your family anything, nor is it the local government's responsibility to support you during trying times like this," Boydsaid in his Tuesday morning post, which was obtained by the Abilene Reporter-News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Im sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout!. I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore". COLORADO CITY, Texas A Texas mayor said he resigned hours after he posted an insensitive message telling residents "only the strong will survive and the weak will [perish]" during a. Mr Boyds tirade toward people he thinks are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves blamed the socialist government. Boyd also said his wife lost her job after she tried to defend her husbands message. A screen shot of a Facebook post is circulating that shows a long rant about the power outages from Tim Boyd, who is. Sink or swim, its your choice! I admit, there are things that are said all the time that I dont agree with; but I would never harass you or your family to the point that they would lose there livelihood such as a form of income. Sink of swim it's your choice!" The racial makeup of the city was 76.71% White, 5.09% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 14.62% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. A Texas mayor resigned after seemingly telling residents to fend for themselves in a Facebook post amid a deadly and record-breaking winter storm that left much of the state without power Tuesday. It grew into a cattlemen's center and has been called "the Mother City of West Texas". Colorado City is served by the Colorado Independent School District. The former mayor also claimed his wife was "fired" after his comments. I wont deny for one minute what I said in my post this morning. By 1910 the town had a new public school, a waterworks, and an electric plant. Record cold, intense storms and tornadoes amid global warming:Could there be a connection? In a Facebook post made. Official Facebook page for the City of Colorado City, Texas. Get off your ass and take care of your own family! COLORADO CITY, Texas -- The mayor of this Texas town of about 4,000 people stepped down Tuesday in the wake of a controversial social media post in which he said residents without electricity and . In the city, the age distribution was 28.5% under 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 or older. But her to have to get fired from her job over things I said out of context is so horrible. If you dont have electricity you step up and come up with a game plan to keep your family warm and safe. In this December 27, 2015 photo, drivers experience near white out conditions on in Lubbock, Texas. Folks, God Has given us the tools to support ourselves in times like this. COLORADO CITY, Texas Colorado City Mayor Tim Boyd has resigned. Houston police said a woman and a child died from carbon monoxide poisoning as they ran their car for heat, while four people died in a house fire in Sugar Land. He is still listed as mayor on the citys website, and city council agendas cite him as mayor as recently as last week, according to The Washington Post. Boyd wrote, according to KVIA: "No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local government's responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Boyd told people without water to "think outside the box to survive" and called people waiting in the cold because they have no power "lazy" even as authorities were telling people to stay home to avoid icy roads. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3sqmi (14km2), all land. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 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Cities by state. The mayor apologized for his remarks and tried to explain himself. [1] Colorado City, Tex., in 2014, four decades after the author left her hometown. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. ", "I'm sick and tired of people looking for a damn hand out! A Facebook post by former Colorado City Mayor Tom Boyd brutally blaming his city's residents for not preparing for electricity and water shutoffs during the winter storm has gone viral. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. No one owes you are (sic) your family anything; nor is it the local governments responsibility to support you during trying times like this! "Please understand, if I had it to do over again, I would have just kept my words to myself and if I did say them I would have used better wording and been more descriptive," said Boyd. Winter storm leaves millions of Texas residents without electricity. Threatening our lives with comments and messages is a horrible thing to have to wonder about. Copy and paste this code into your website. 'Gotham Knights' kills Batman and replaces him with moody teens, This Houston rodeo food vendor wants you to eat his rattlesnake. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, The local government website and recent city council agendas still lists the man as mayor, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Bottom line quit crying and looking for a handout! 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As residents of Colorado City, a West Texas town of about 4,000 people located in between Midland and Abilene, dealt with the Arctic blast that left some of the town without power for more than 24 hours, some gathered on a community Facebook page to ask questions about when power may be restored, while other asked how they could help their neighbors. At least 17 people are dead and. First published on February 17, 2021 / 12:31 PM. February 18, 2021 / 6:55 AM "I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves," said Boyd. "Bottom line quit crying and looking for a handout!!" Many Texas residents have been deprived of power due to the enormous surge in demand. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 23:29:55 GMT (1677713395411). VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. This video can not be played "The city and country or any other service, owes you nothing.". I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used! Read about our approach to external linking. Calling the situation the "product of a socialist government", he urges people to think "outside of the box" and not wait "for someone to come and rescue you". I was speaking as a citizen as I am NOT THE MAYOR anymore. No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local governments responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Only the strong will survive and the week will perish. The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! A Texas mayor has resigned over controversial social media posts that called his constituents lazy for complaining about power outages, according to a report. But residents in the region were anything but lazy; residents had banded together to help support each other by walking through the snow to deliver supplies. 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I wont share any of those messages from those names as I feel they know who they are and hope after they see this they will retract the hateful things they have said! Bottom line, quit crying and looking for a handout! The former mayor said his wife was fired from her job due to his statement, and complained that his family was subject to undeserved harassment and death threats. Mr Boyd said he made the comments as a private citizen, and that he had resigned his position days earlier. I spoke some of this out of the anger that the city and county was catching for situations which were out of their control. All, I have set back and watched all this escalating and have tried to keep my mouth shut! All Governing Body members serve two-year terms. Boyd said in the second post that his wife has also faced repercussions from his rant. Colorado City (/klred/ KOL--RAY-d)[6] is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Texas, United States. Local officials and service providers have come in for criticism for the loss of power and other services. COLORADO CITY, Texas The mayor of Colorado City, Texas, says hehas resigned amid a controversy over a Facebook post in which he said it is not the local government's responsibility to support residentsin the wake of catastrophic weather and power outages this week. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The Mayor and City Council acting together are the Governing Body. I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used!". He added: "If you are sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are waiting for someone to come rescue you because you're lazy, is a direct result of your raising! Welcome to Colorado City, TX Home Government Mayor & City Council Mayor & City Council Agendas & Minutes Agendas are available prior to the meetings. He also said his wife had been sacked over his comments and the family had received "hateful" messages. About 18.7% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over. I admit, there are things that are said all the time that I dont agree with; but I would never harass you or your family to the point that they would lose there livelihood such as a form of income. I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males. "Sink or swim it's your choice! Get off your ass and take care of your own family!". He indicated that his wife and family were getting harassed, and that "I never meant to speak for the city of Colorado City or Mitchell county! Only the strong will survive and the weak will parish (sic)," Boyd wrote. "I admit, there are things that are said all the time that I don't agree with," he said, "but I would never harass you or your family to the point that they would lose there (sic) livelihood such as a form of income.". Boyd said his wife was "fired" after his comments and that he wasn't speaking as an official of Colorado City or the county where it sits, Mitchell County. Welcome to Colorado City, TX. "I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. As of the census[4] of 2010, 4,146 people, 1,646 households, and 1,124 families resided in the city. The mayor of a Texas town who told residents he owed them "nothing" as winter storms left millions across the state without power in single digit temperatures has resigned. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. COLORADO CITY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) The now former mayor of Colorado City is catching some heat after a social media post berating citizens affected by the cold. Boyd acknowledged the resignation Tuesday afternoon while responding to criticism he received for a controversial Facebook. I apologize for the wording and ask that you please not harass myself or my family anymore! At least 17 people are dead and almost 3 million homes and businesses are still without power in Texas on Wednesday morning after this week's major winter storm. The Dallas Morning News reported that he had been scheduled to speak at a City Council meeting last week. Christopher Brito is a social media manager and trending content writer for CBS News. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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