by Chase Rogers

A recent Facebook post by the mayor of Woodcreek saying the Black Lives Matter movement is a “threat to our lives” sparked protests and condemnation from other elected officials in Hays County.

Her post was referring to demonstrations following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day.

“I’m not a racist,” Mayor Gloria Whitehead said in the now-deleted series of posts to her personal Facebook, also stat...