Changes

In addition to the (1) street paving, Tatangelo is credited with (2) establishing a pension plan for city employees, (3) reorganizing the city street department, (4) developing a parks and recreation department, (5) creating a planning and zoning commission, and (6) promoting affordable housing for low-income families. He considered the employee pensions the most important of his contributions to public affairs.

In addition to the (1) street paving, Tatangelo is credited with (2) establishing a pension plan for city employees, (3) reorganizing the city street department, (4) developing a parks and recreation department, (5) creating a planning and zoning commission, and (6) promoting affordable housing for low-income families. He considered the employee pensions the most important of his contributions to public affairs.

In 1978, [[CBS]] News aired a study of the patron system and scandals in the Martin administration, including the looting of taxpayers through fraudulent purchase orders, particularly for vehicle batteries. Entitled "You Can Beat City Hall," a segment of ''CBS Reports,'' the half-hour program is available on [[You Tube]].. [[Bill Moyers]], a former Johnson press secretary, hosted the program.  A month after the election, Martin was indicted by a federal [[grand jury]] on one count of [[mail fraud]] and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $201,118 to the city in restitution. He was sentenced to serve thirty weekends in the Webb County Jail. Critics said the lenient sentence had made Laredo a laughingstock of Texas.<ref name=cbsreports>[[Bill Moyers]], "You Can Fight City Hall," ''CBS Reports'', [[CBS]] News, Spring 1978.</ref>

In 1978, [[CBS]] News aired a study of the patron system and scandals in the Martin administration, including the looting of taxpayers through fraudulent purchase orders, particularly for vehicle batteries. Entitled "You Can Beat City Hall," a segment of ''CBS Reports,'' the half-hour program is available on the Internet through "You Tube." [[Bill Moyers]], a former Johnson press secretary, hosted the program.  A month after the election, Martin was indicted by a federal [[grand jury]] on one count of [[mail fraud]] and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $201,118 to the city in restitution. He was sentenced to serve thirty weekends in the Webb County Jail. Critics said the lenient sentence had made Laredo a laughingstock of Texas.<ref name=cbsreports>[[Bill Moyers]], "You Can Fight City Hall," ''CBS Reports'', [[CBS]] News, Spring 1978.</ref>

==A change in city charters==

==A change in city charters==