Lamesa City Council District 2 member Marie Briseno attended her last council meeting Tuesday night after serving for 24 and a half years. She was elected seven or eight times, often unopposed, and worked with five mayors, four city managers and countless city secretaries. “One of our most favorite, most tenured council members,” Mayor Josh Stevens called her. “A fantastic council member and a fighter.” In honoring her and recognizing her service, her fellow council members and city staff said their good-byes over cake and punch before the start of the 5:30 p.m. meeting. Briseno still had a few more duties before she could ...