LUCIO III'S INVITE TO TREVINO MEET MIFFS GILBERT; ARE SEPULVEDA'S DAYS COUNTED NOW THAT TREVINO WON?

By Juan Montoya
Did myou hear about the tiff that was created when newly-elected Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño was invited by Stae Rep. Eddi Lucio III to the fundraiser hosted in Harlingen by Gov. Greg Abbott?
We understand that Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilbert Hinojosa – after finally getting a Democrat elected to county judge – was miffed that Lucio III would be the go-between to the meeting between both men given the political nature of the Republican event.
Sandy and Nolan Perez hosted the "reception" to honor Abbott May 26 at their 4205 Water's Edge home in Harlingen Texas, near the Greyhound Park. The Governor's Council – 223 of them – included only two recognizable Hispanics.
Then again, that made sense. To serve as and Abbott "host" you had to raise $5,000 or more per couple.
To be a "patron" that number decreased to only $2,500 per couple. To be a "sponsor," it took only $1,000. And, if you wanted to crash the party and rub elbows with your betters, it was only $500 per "supporter" and $250 per "guest."
At 5:30, Abbott was on hand to chit-chat with the top donors.
There probably wasn't be a stampede to the Perez's crib from folks Brownsville, or for that matter, most of Cameron County as there was when Democrats crossed the party line and voted to make Abbott their governor.
But let's face it, the average resident of this county probably couldn't afford to play the pooches across Ed Carey Drive from the Perezes. If they're lucky, they may hit on a trifecta and make a little less than the cost of a "guest" ticket so they can continue gambling at the track.
In fact, Treviño was probably lucky thaqt Lucio III – a supposed yellow-dog Democrat – has the connects to Abbott through this DINO dad Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. to wrangle the invitation for the Browntown Eddie.
Which brings up another matter: Now that Treviño has won the right to be on the Democratic Party ballot in November, does this mean that the commissioners could appoint him to be seated at their next regular meeting after the vote in the nrunoff is canvassed?  After all, current judge Pete Sepulveda was appointed to replace Carlos Cascos until the results of the next general election.
We notice that the special meeting of the commissioners for June 3 does not include an item on the appointment of the county judge. But since the winner in the runoff was running to fulfill the unexprired term of Carlos Cascos, doen't it make sense that he take over since there is no Republican contender for judge in November?