CRABB, Texas (AP)—Voters in this farming community Saturday overwhelmingly rejected a plan to incorporate, a move the town's 12-year-old mayor had sought to prevent annexation by neighboring cities.
"It's back to the drawing board," a frowning Mayor Brian Zimmerman said after the 595-30 vote against incorporation, which also allowed him to keep his job.
Only 33 percent of 1,911 eligible voters cast ballots, and Zimmerman wasn't among them because of his age.
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Although failing in his campaign promise of incorporation, Zimmerman gets to retain his title as mayor. He said he doesn't plan to give up on incorporation.
When Zimmerman, then 11, was elected mayor in an unofficial election in September, he vowed to put Crabb on the map by seeking incorporation.
Incorporation, he said, would prevent adjacent cities such as Richmond, Rosenberg and especially Houston from annexing it. Crabb is about 20 miles south of Houston.
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