Friday, May 22, 2026
IF THIS IS DRAINING THE SWAMP, HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLET...
When CNN's Paula Reid asked directly whether people convicted of hurting police should receive government money, Blanche responded, "People that hurt police get money all the time."
The remark drew immediate and fierce condemnation, with two Capitol Police officers filing a federal lawsuit the same day to block the fund entirely.
NOE GARZA: A 107TH DISTRICT COURT JUDGE WHO'LL BE THERE WHEN IT MATTERS
By El Licenciado de Veras
Special to El Rrun-RrunYour Family Deserves a Judge Who’s Been There!
Walk into any courtroom in Cameron County and you'll hear it. The 107th District Court race. The skinny. El rrun rrun.
But when you strip away the noise, the question is simple: Who do you trust when it actually matters?
This isn’t traffic court. This is where a mother fights to keep her child, where a man stands accused, hoping someone will listen. Where everything you’ve built can be taken away in a single decision.
And when you’re standing there, none of the politics matters. Only the person on the bench.
Noe Garza didn't grow up with connections. He is the son of immigrants. He attended public schools. There were no shortcuts. While still in school, Noe was already grinding, putting himself through college, learning what it meant to earn every opportunity, not just for himself, but for the people who depended on him.
That matters.
Because when you’ve lived that life, you don’t forget what it feels like to walk into a courtroom and have everything on the line.
For almost 40 years, Noe has stood next to families just like yours. Not in theory. Not in a classroom.
In real courtrooms. With real consequences. More than 300 trials. Real cases. Real consequences. Moments where the truth had to be sorted from noise. Where someone had to make sense of chaos.
Where someone had to stand up when it mattered most.
You’ll hear people say a judge should be “nice.” And of course, respect matters. But nice is easy.
What's hard is making the right call when the pressure is on. Knowing what matters and what doesn't. Getting it right when someone's life is on the line.
That’s the difference. And that difference comes from experience. When it's your child, and a judge is deciding custody... When it's your freedom, and everything is on the line...
When it's your business, and everything you've worked for is at risk...When it's your future sitting in that courtroom.
What you want is simple. You want someone who’s fair. Someone who listens. Someone who will treat you right. That’s what matters.
Not talk. Not appearances. You need someone who has seen it before. Someone who knows what truly matters. Someone who understands the difference between real evidence and empty claims. That kind of judgment isn’t learned from a book. It’s earned.
Walk into any courtroom in Cameron County and you'll hear it. The 107th District Court race. The skinny. El rrun rrun.
But when you strip away the noise, the question is simple: Who do you trust when it actually matters?
This isn’t traffic court. This is where a mother fights to keep her child, where a man stands accused, hoping someone will listen. Where everything you’ve built can be taken away in a single decision.
And when you’re standing there, none of the politics matters. Only the person on the bench.
Noe Garza didn't grow up with connections. He is the son of immigrants. He attended public schools. There were no shortcuts. While still in school, Noe was already grinding, putting himself through college, learning what it meant to earn every opportunity, not just for himself, but for the people who depended on him.
That matters.
Because when you’ve lived that life, you don’t forget what it feels like to walk into a courtroom and have everything on the line.
For almost 40 years, Noe has stood next to families just like yours. Not in theory. Not in a classroom.
In real courtrooms. With real consequences. More than 300 trials. Real cases. Real consequences. Moments where the truth had to be sorted from noise. Where someone had to make sense of chaos.
Where someone had to stand up when it mattered most.
You’ll hear people say a judge should be “nice.” And of course, respect matters. But nice is easy.
What's hard is making the right call when the pressure is on. Knowing what matters and what doesn't. Getting it right when someone's life is on the line.
That’s the difference. And that difference comes from experience. When it's your child, and a judge is deciding custody... When it's your freedom, and everything is on the line...
When it's your business, and everything you've worked for is at risk...When it's your future sitting in that courtroom.
What you want is simple. You want someone who’s fair. Someone who listens. Someone who will treat you right. That’s what matters.
Not talk. Not appearances. You need someone who has seen it before. Someone who knows what truly matters. Someone who understands the difference between real evidence and empty claims. That kind of judgment isn’t learned from a book. It’s earned.
Los Fresnos City Commissioner Juan Munoz and family support Noe
Imagine it’s your family. Your son accused of something he didn’t do. Your mother’s estate being fought over. Your business hanging by a thread. Who do you want making that decision?
Someone who hopes they get it right? Or Someone who has stood in a courtroom more than 300 times and made it count? Noe Garza brings more than experience. He brings understanding. He knows what it means to work. And he knows what it means to stand beside people when everything is on the line.
That’s who he is. Judges are elected to do the hard things when they’re hard, not when they’re easy.
Vote Noe Garza.
Because when your family’s future is at stake, experience isn’t optional.
Someone who hopes they get it right? Or Someone who has stood in a courtroom more than 300 times and made it count? Noe Garza brings more than experience. He brings understanding. He knows what it means to work. And he knows what it means to stand beside people when everything is on the line.
That’s who he is. Judges are elected to do the hard things when they’re hard, not when they’re easy.
Vote Noe Garza.
Because when your family’s future is at stake, experience isn’t optional.
Today is the last day for early voting. Election day is Tuesday May 26.
Your voice matters. Use it.
HECK, WE MAY BE DIRT-POOR WHITES, BUT AT LEAST WE AIN'T BLACK...
WELFARE DEMOGRAPHICS: WE BE MIGHTY PO'
Thursday, May 21, 2026
LOS FRESNOS MENDOZA: PUBLIC SERVICE ISN'T JUST ABOUT HOLDING OFFICE, IT'S ABOUT UNDERSTANDING OUR PEOPLE
Ancelmo Naranjo, who came in third in the race for JP 4-1, endorses Mendoza
By Juan Mendoza
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4-1
As Constable for my precinct, I spearheaded the ASAP (Absent Student Assistance Program) to address truancy and better support our youth.
What began as a pilot initiative in Los Fresnos proved so impactful that it was later adopted in San Benito and other parts of the Rio Grande Valley.
But what stayed with me most wasn't just the success of the program – it was the people.
Knocking on doors, sitting with parents, listening to their stories, and learning about the challenges their families were facing opened my eyes to the true power of community engagement.
It reminded me that public service is not just about enforcement – it's about connection. When we take the time to meet the families where they are, build trust, and work together, we strengthen not only our schools, but the entire community.
Now as Justice of the Peace, the experience allows me to more effectively serve our families and thoughtfully address truancy issues with understanding, accountability and compassion.
CURSES, FOILED AGAIN: REPUBLICANS WHO TRY TO VOTE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RUNOFF COULD FACE FELONY CHARGES
MAGA Republican fanatic Susan Ruvalcaba is trying to influence Democratic Party primary runoff in favor of Steve Guerra for Cameron County Judge
By Karen Lucero
KRGV.com
Various Sources
The Cameron County Elections Department is warning voters they cannot switch parties for the runoff election if they voted in a party's primary in March.
Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza said the department has seen a number of voters trying to vote for a different party during early voting for the May 26 joint primary runoff elections.
"What we're seeing is people who voted in one party's primary attempting to vote in the other party's runoff election, and in Texas you can't do that," Garza said.
Garza said voters who did not vote in the March primary can still choose either party in the runoff election.
"In November you can vote for anybody on the ballot you choose, but during primary season, when you choose candidates for November, you have to stay affiliated with the same party," Garza said.
The Cameron County Elections Department is warning voters they cannot switch parties for the runoff election if they voted in a party's primary in March.
Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza said the department has seen a number of voters trying to vote for a different party during early voting for the May 26 joint primary runoff elections.
"What we're seeing is people who voted in one party's primary attempting to vote in the other party's runoff election, and in Texas you can't do that," Garza said.
Garza said voters who did not vote in the March primary can still choose either party in the runoff election.
"In November you can vote for anybody on the ballot you choose, but during primary season, when you choose candidates for November, you have to stay affiliated with the same party," Garza said.
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Treviño, in a FB post, said the Republicans have launched a campaign locally to influence the voting in the runoff for Cameron County Judge, promoting Steve Guerra and against him, the incumbent.
"The same people attacking Eddie Treviño are also attacking Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez.
That should tell Democratic voters everything they need to know.
Cameron County Democrats have always stood for unity, consistency, and fighting for our community — not helping Republican political agendas divide Democrats from within.
Cameron County Democrats have always stood for unity, consistency, and fighting for our community — not helping Republican political agendas divide Democrats from within.
The choice is clear: Leadership that has delivered for Cameron County, or political games designed to help Republican interests.
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Garza warned that trying to cross over and cast a ballot in the opposing party's runoff is a serious offense. He said knowingly attempting to do so is a felony, which means prison time and a fine up to $10,000.
During early voting, voters can go to any of the 20 early voting locations in the county. Early voting runs through Friday, May 22, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
TEAM GINA: ABBOTT IS NOT ON A ROLL, WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
Texans are tired of Greg Abbott.
We are tired of the corruption. Tired of the billionaire-first politics. Tired of watching Greg Abbott sell out working Texans while his mega-donors cash in.
Since 2014, Greg Abbott’s margin of victory has gotten smaller in each of his elections.
More and more Texans are rejecting his corruption. We’re done with his billionaire-first agenda that has hollowed out our healthcare, our schools, and our futures.
Now, polls are showing just 3 points between Greg Abbott and our campaign.
Yes, only 3 points.
Let me break down what this actually means.
*3 points is the same thin margin that sent Ann Richards to the Governor's mansion — the last time a Democrat led Texas.
*3 points is some of the closest polling Greg Abbott has ever seen.
*3 points means we are not just competing, we are a real threat and inches away from making history.
That means Greg Abbott is more vulnerable than he has ever been — and it means we have a real chance to defeat him this November.
But Abbott still has $106 million from billionaire donors and massive corporations ready to flood the airwaves and protect himself.
We can win this race — but only if we have the resources to fight back.
So, will you chip in $5 right now to help us compete everywhere, reach voters across Texas, and finally make this Greg Abbott’s last term?
Donate $5 »
Thank you
ON THE EVE OF TODAY'S STARSHIP LAUNCH FROM BOCA CHICA, SPACEX REVEALS WORTH BEFORE GOING PUBLIC
By Ryan Mac and Lauren Hirsch
New York Times
SpaceX Elon Musk’s privately held rocket and satellite maker, has long been something of a financial mystery, even as it became synonymous with audacious plans to reach the stars.
That changed on Wednesday, when the company revealed just how lucrative its rocket launch and satellite internet businesses have been.
SpaceX’s revenue soared to $18.7 billion in 2025, up 33 percent from a year earlier, the company disclosed in a filing required of firms that are seeking to go public. In the first three months of this year, revenue rose to $4.7 billion from $4.1 billion in the same period a year ago.
But the company lost more than $4.9 billion last year, compared with a $791 million profit in 2024, as capital expenditures nearly doubled to $20.7 billion from heavy spending on artificial intelligence development. In the first three months of this year, SpaceX lost almost as much money as all of 2025, recording a $4.3 billion loss.
SpaceX, which also owns the social media platform X and xAI, the maker of the Grok chatbot, drew back the curtain on its finances for the first time as it prepares for what could be one of the largest initial public offerings to date. The company, which values itself at $1.25 trillion, is aiming to reach the stock market as early as next month and could try to raise $50 billion to $75 billion from the offering.
If successful, SpaceX’s I.P.O. could pave the way for other enormous offerings, including from the A.I. companies Anthropic and OpenAI, which is also preparing to file confidentially for an I.P.O. in the coming weeks. Last week, Cerebras, an A.I. chip maker, kicked off the expected wave of offerings and rose 68 percent on its first day of trading, becoming the largest public offering so far this year and the biggest of any technology firm since 2019.
A strong public markets debut for SpaceX would bring generational riches to Wall Street, the company’s employees and, of course, Mr. Musk, who is already the world’s richest person and could become its first trillionaire.
Mr. Musk and a SpaceX spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.
How closely Mr. Musk is tied with SpaceX was made clearer in the filing. He owns around 50 percent of the company’s shares outstanding and controls more than 85 percent of the shareholder votes because of a class of super-voting shares, according to the filing. Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, was the only other executive listed in the filing to hold a seven-figure chunk of the super-voting shares.
Based on SpaceX’s current $1.25 trillion valuation, Mr. Musk’s ownership stake is worth more than $635 billion.
The company is preparing another test launch of Starship, its largest rocket, on Thursday. Mr. Musk has said Starship will eventually take people to Mars and bring data centers to space.
SpaceX’s most lucrative business is Starlink, its satellite internet service, which had 10.3 million subscribers at the end of March, double from a year earlier, according to the company filing. Last year, Starlink recorded about $4.4 billion in income from operations, also more than double the year prior.
In its filing, SpaceX said it had “the largest actionable total addressable market” in “human history,”
While much of SpaceX’s capital spending has been on artificial intelligence, the company’s filing suggested it was already seeing business opportunities from its investments. After building two large data centers known as Colossus 1 and 2 in Tennessee, SpaceX struck an agreement with Anthropic for the A.I. start-up to rent its computing power for $1.25 billion a month for the next three years, the filing said.
The document said the company’s objectives had “no precedent” and acknowledged risks, including rocket launch failures, spending on A.I. development, the scaling of Starlink and potential reputational harm associated with Grok, which had 6.3 million paid subscribers at the end of March.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
GROUND CONTROL TO LOONEY STEVE: BAJATE DEL AVION, BRO!
By Eddie Treviño
Cameron County Judge
Does Steve believe in fairy tales?
Because my opponent seems to spend too much time in La La Land while ignoring reality and hoping voters will do the same. He chooses to ignore that he's in the runoff to represent DEMOCRATS in the November election.
Let’s talk about the FACTS.
FACT 1: He praises Donald Trump’s announcement of an oil refinery project that nobody seems to want, then takes credit for it while attacking me for taking a picture with Governor Abbott, even though he proudly takes pictures with Abbott himself.
FACT 1: He praises Donald Trump’s announcement of an oil refinery project that nobody seems to want, then takes credit for it while attacking me for taking a picture with Governor Abbott, even though he proudly takes pictures with Abbott himself.
FACT 2: He is backed by Eric Garza, who not only lost TWO Democratic primaries but later endorsed a REPUBLICAN candidate against our DEMOCRAT candidate, my friend, Sheriff Manny Treviño.
FACT 3: He talks about lowering taxes, yet while serving as Chairman of the Port of Brownsville, he never eliminated port taxes, even though the port was financially self-sufficient. Voters spoke loud and clear to eliminate the taxes that Guerra chose to saddle them with unnecessarily the eight years while he was there.
FACT 4: He talks about transparency, but many voters still do not know exactly what he does for a living or where his business interests truly stand. En que trabaja el muchacho?
Cameron County deserves serious leadership grounded in FACTS, consistency, and transparency, not political fantasy. Voters know better.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT AMERICANS' FINANCIAL SITUATION, JUST MINE..."
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
BREAKING: This hidden clause in Trump’s slush fund settlement gives he and his family tax crime immunity FOREVER!
They hid it. That's the part that should make your blood boil.
They hid it. That's the part that should make your blood boil.
On Monday, the Trump Justice Department announced the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" with fanfare and press releases.
Reporter: "The DOJ has this new fund — $1.7 billion. Why should taxpayers pay for the January 6ers?"
Trump: "Because in my world, loyalty outranks law. They broke the rules for me, so you pay the bill for them. That’s the transaction."
This administration is one long fuck you to anyone not in the cult.
And the slush fund is $1,776,000,000 as a fuck you to every Founding Father.
Senators were called to hearings.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified. Democrats grilled him for hours about whether violent January 6th insurrectionists and Trump donors would receive taxpayer payouts from this slush fund, completely controlled by Trump himself.
Nobody mentioned the other document.
Because on Tuesday — quietly, separately, one day later — Blanche signed a single additional page declaring that the IRS is "FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED" from auditing, examining, or prosecuting any tax returns filed by Donald Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization, and all affiliated trusts, subsidiaries, and related businesses.
Because on Tuesday — quietly, separately, one day later — Blanche signed a single additional page declaring that the IRS is "FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED" from auditing, examining, or prosecuting any tax returns filed by Donald Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization, and all affiliated trusts, subsidiaries, and related businesses.
Past returns. Future returns. "Presently known or unknown" claims. All of it. Gone. Forever.
The man who signed this document granting the president of the United States permanent tax immunity is Todd Blanche, Trump's own former personal criminal defense attorney. Only Blanche signed it. Not the IRS commissioner. Not career lawyers. Just Trump's guy, now running the Justice Department, handing his old client the most sweeping tax amnesty in American history.
This is the same settlement where Trump sued his own government for $10 billion — a lawsuit legal experts called deeply flawed — then dropped it in exchange for a deal negotiated with officials he controls, shielded from any judicial oversight by dismissing the case before a judge could review it.
Rep. Richard Neal was equally direct: "Donald Trump has turned the federal government into his personal protection racket.
The very same Americans who are struggling with groceries and gas are now being forced to bankroll this billionaire's legal shakedown and the enrichment of his family empire."
The main settlement got the headlines. The tax immunity got buried in a one-page document dropped the next day.
That's not an accident. That's how you hide a crime in plain sight.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
GUERRA'S FAKE GONZALEZ FB ENDORSEMENT DRAWS FLAK FROM CHENTE'S SUPPORTERS
We both want to ensure that we can all thrive and that every voice is heard.
For too long, we have had irresponsible spending. It's time for leadership that puts people first, will lower your taxes, and move Cameron County forward."
AND IN LOS FRESNOS, MENDOZA QUESTIONS OPPONENT'S CLAIM OF JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
AND THE DECEPTIVE CLAIM
ATTORNEY ANSELMO NARANJO, ODD MAN OUT OF JP RUNOFF, ENDORSES MENDOZA
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Some say that elections in small towns are a dog-eat-dog affair between neighbors that take on a nasty personal tone.
Others would say that it points to a healthy and vigorous democratic process.
Whatever way you may think, the truth of the matter is that folks in these burgs take to politics with a passion.
While many voters are arguing about presidential politics, to folks in those necks of the woods, all politics are local.
Such is the runoff race for Justice of the Peace 4-1 in Los Fresnos, a bustling metropolis of some 8,760 hardy souls, the last time we counted. The contenders are incumbent Juan Mendoza and challenger Gabriela "Gaby" Fernandez.
The contest, as these type of races usually do, has split the community and supporters of both sides have been very vocal about backing their horse in the race.
And while many consider these races a tempest in a teapot, to others it means that people here care deeply about the people they elect to office. The margin in the March 3 election between the two candidates was razor-thin, 43 votes. Now with Ancelmo Naranjo, the number three finisher, endorsing the incumbent Mendoza every vote counts. 
In Los Fresnos, LAguna Vista, etc., elections have always been a free for all, and this race is no exception. Sometimes, like in the graphics above, any claim at judicial or law enforcement "experience" is minutely scrutinized, as it should be.
Monday, May 18, 2026
NOE URGES VOTERS TO CONSIDER QUALIFICATIONS, ASKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY
By Noe Garza
I am deeply grateful to the voters of Cameron County for the support and confidence you showed in the primary election earlier this month..
In a three-candidate race, I was honored to finish first. I am humbled by the trust so many of you have placed in me.
I also want to recognize Erin Hernandez Garcia. This was a clean and respectful race. I have great respect for her as a lawyer, as a professional and as a human being. It was truly an honor to share this race with her.
I am deeply grateful to the voters of Cameron County for the support and confidence you showed in the primary election earlier this month..
I also want to recognize Erin Hernandez Garcia. This was a clean and respectful race. I have great respect for her as a lawyer, as a professional and as a human being. It was truly an honor to share this race with her.
Today we move forward to the runoff election.
I humbly ask you to please come out and vote for me in the runoff.
I humbly ask you to please come out and vote for me in the runoff.
If elected, Cameron County would make history. I would become the first district judge in our county’s history who was born in Mexico as well as bringing nearly 40 years of legal experience to the bench.
Early voting runs from May 18 through 22 from7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day is May 26
Please consider sharing this post so we can reach more voters across Cameron County.
Thank you again for your trust and support.
Thank you again for your trust and support.
TREVINO WARNS OF GUERRA CAMPAIGN HACKING VOTERS' INFORMATION
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
"I got a “survey” call asking who I was voting for County Judge. When I said Trevino they asked if I was aware he gave himself a raise and knowing that would I still vote for him. I told I was sick of the mudslinging and hung up." Voter commenting to El Rrun-Rrun
An aggressive phone bank campaign on behalf of Cameron County Judge challenger Steve Guerra is backfiring and has drawn a response from incumbent Eddie Treviño waring voters to beware of the tactics and protect their privacy and identity as well as the identity of the contacts on the recipients' cell phones.
"I got a “survey” call asking who I was voting for County Judge. When I said Trevino they asked if I was aware he gave himself a raise and knowing that would I still vote for him. I told I was sick of the mudslinging and hung up." Voter commenting to El Rrun-Rrun
In response, the Treviño campaign has posted a warning across social media as early voting kicks off today for the runoff election between the two men. Early voting continues until Friday, May 22. Election day is May 26.
DON'T BE AFRAID AND PLEASE SHARE THIS POST.
We are aware that some people have felt pressured or intimidated during this election. But no threat, pressure, or influence can determine your vote except you. When our campaign calls you, we identify ourselves clearly and immediately. If they call or text from someone you do not know:
1. Do not open suspicious text message attachments or download any apps. They want to scan your phone and then use it to send text messages to your friends on your behalf.
2. You do not have to answer who you support, but if you do tell them you support us, they will bombard you with lies or intimidate you.
3. You do not have to text back or respond to suspicious messages.
4. You do not have to send them or show your “I Voted” sticker.
4. You do not have to send them or show your “I Voted” sticker.
5. You do not have to send them a picture of your ballot.
6. You do not have to meet anyone at a shady place or vote at any specific polling site.
7. Never accept money in exchange for your vote.
8. If someone pressures or threatens you, report it or let us know.
9. If you hang up on them and they keep calling back, threatening you, block the number, report it, and let us know.
10. If you see a suspicious person watching you at any polling site, write down the plate number and let us know, even if they have Mexican plates.
YOUR VOTE decides this election, not threats, influence, lies, phone hackers, or intimidation.
And if you simply want to avoid problems, tell them whatever they want to hear, then privately vote for the person YOU choose. They will never know who you voted for.
GONNELLA CONCEDES TO GARCIA HALFWAY THROUGH RECOUNT
David A. Garcia, one of three candidates for Place 2 of the Brownsville Navigation District will be sworn into office this Wednesday after one of his opponents, Sharif Gonnella, stopped a hand recount of the votes Saturday he had requested about halfway through the recount of the ballots.
The BND held the election for Commissioner Place 2 and Commissioner Place 4. Luis Villarreal, the winner of Place 4, was sworn in, but Garcia, the top vote-getter in Place 2, had to wait until the recount declared him the winner.
Sharif halted the count after about 8 and one half hours with over 60 people hand counting every single ballot precinct after precinct. Box after box he literally saw every ballot counted and nothing changed. Once it got to the mail in ballot count, he finally decided to concede. He had to sign a affidavit to make sure he didn’t come back to continue the recount.
It was clear that 2,000 votes weren't going to magically go his way. The recount stopped after only 58 precincts of the 102 precincts that get to vote on the BND election.
Sharif halted the count after about 8 and one half hours with over 60 people hand counting every single ballot precinct after precinct. Box after box he literally saw every ballot counted and nothing changed. Once it got to the mail in ballot count, he finally decided to concede. He had to sign a affidavit to make sure he didn’t come back to continue the recount.
It was clear that 2,000 votes weren't going to magically go his way. The recount stopped after only 58 precincts of the 102 precincts that get to vote on the BND election.
"This request is not about challenging the will of the voters, refusing to accept the outcome, or creating division within our community," he said. "It is about transparency, accountability, and public trust - principles my campaign has remained committed to since the very beginning. Mr. Garcia is the legitimate winner based on the current reported results, and this recount request was not intended to change that reality."
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Saturday, May 16, 2026
CHAQUETEROS IN SEASON? PEDRO DEFECTS TO REPUBLICANS
City of Brownsville commissioner Pedro Cardenas – a staunch supporter of former Port of Brownsville commissioner Steve Guerra for the nomination for Cameron County judge in the Democratic Party runoff election against incumbent Eddie Treviño – has apparently defected to the Republican candidate for District 34 Erick Flores in his challenge of Democratic District 34 incumbent Vicente Gonzalez.
This, surprisingly, since Guerra has been one of the Democratic congressman's known confidants and political allies in his previous campaigns. Now, in a congressional district gerrymandered by the state to one which Trump won by 10 percent, Gonzalez is depending on Cameron County voters to defeat his Nueces County Republican opponent Flores in November.
Reports indicate that Cardenas has been seen driving around Flores and showing him around and introducing him to people in Brownsville. Does Cardenas have a job with Flores if the Republican wins?
Does that mean that the Guerra "team" – who supported their candidate in his run for the Democratic Party primary against Treviño – will now jump and support Republicans at the county, state and federal level should Treviño defeat Guerra?
Reports indicate that Cardenas has been seen driving around Flores and showing him around and introducing him to people in Brownsville. Does Cardenas have a job with Flores if the Republican wins?
Does that mean that the Guerra "team" – who supported their candidate in his run for the Democratic Party primary against Treviño – will now jump and support Republicans at the county, state and federal level should Treviño defeat Guerra?
Former Cameron County sheriff Erick Garza pulled the same stunt when he lost the Democratic nomination against Manny Treviño and endorsed Jimmy Manrrique, the Republican candidate in November.
Cardenas wouldn't be the only one suddenly exhibiting Republican spots. Remember the Fourth of July rally the Texas Republican District 27 Senator Adam Hinojosa held last year? That's Guerra loyalist and Brownsville entertainment district hustler Turi Treviño sporting his MAGA gimme cap at the time.
Turi likes to say that he wants to build "new traditions" in Brownville. Is seeking political office in one party and then switching when it's convenient one of them?
With friends like this....
TRUMP CONTINUES GRIFT AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S.
Senator Mark Warner laid out a damning sequence of events in a single breath that Donald Trump sued his own IRS for $10 billion, and is now using that lawsuit as leverage to secure a $1.7 billion slush fund for January 6 rioters. Warner's framing connected the two moves as part of a single calculated maneuver, painting a portrait of a president willing to weaponize federal legal mechanisms to reward those who stormed the Capitol.
Friday, May 15, 2026
THE FIGHT IS ON FOR THE HEART AND SOUL OF CAMERON COUNTY
By Juan Montoya
Various Sources
After two candidate forums that basically turned into debates, the gloves have come off between Democratic Party contenders for Cameron County Judge, incumbent Eddie Treviño and challenger Steve Guerra, formerly a commissioner with the Port of Brownsville.
Neither candidate garnered the required 50 percent plus 1 vote to win in the primary and are contending in a runoff.
Unlike the first forum, where Treviño countered Guerra's facile statements on flooding and drainage in the county's rural areas, the use of autonomous districts, etc., Guerra came out on the offense making unfounded allegations of Treviño's supposed corruption, serving special interests, and his association with political supporters in various business dealings.
Guerra's campaign has relied heavily on nebulous social media platforms to level unsubstantiated charges of corruption, money laundering, and kickbacks for his "suspicious support" to all SpaceX abuses in Boca Chica Beach."
For his part, Guerra has ben plagued by his relationship with various figures associated with organized crime in Matamoros where his family has several businesses. His detractors point to the fact that his grandfather – since deceased – was Juan N. Guerra, the founder of the Gulf Cartel, and that he is related to Juan Garcia Abrego. A famous picture featuring both men at the older man's restaurant in Matamoros surfaced on social media after Guerra announced his candidacy for public office.
It doesn't help their image when some of the 12 recently arrested defendants who were implicated in the control of commerce through extortion at Los Indios Bridge of transmigrantes bear their name.
Among the 12 defendants is a woman named Guerra, a cousin of the port commissioner. As we said earlier, you can't pick your in-laws.
Unlike the first forum, where Treviño countered Guerra's facile statements on flooding and drainage in the county's rural areas, the use of autonomous districts, etc., Guerra came out on the offense making unfounded allegations of Treviño's supposed corruption, serving special interests, and his association with political supporters in various business dealings.
He criticized the incumbent for voting for raises for elected officials and county workers, for his law firm acting as local legal counsel to Tenaska and the Brownsville Public Utilities Board and earning a $1.2 million fee over five years, and for supporting the construction of an arena that was turned down by county voters. He also said Trevino was responsible for steering the award of the county jails' commissary to an associate.
And while Guerra took personal credit for advances at the port, he blamed Treviño for his actions on Boca Chica Beach, the LNG tax exemption, and what he called the lack of infrastructure.
"Doesn't he realize that it takes a majority of the county commissioners just like it takes a majority at the port to pass any initiative," said a city commissioner watching the forum. "You've got to count to three at the county, and four in other boards of the different districts. In fact, I think Treviño is the one only county commissioner who voted against giving LNGs the tax exemption they wanted. It's not like one hand clapping. You have to build consensus."
Guerra's campaign has relied heavily on nebulous social media platforms to level unsubstantiated charges of corruption, money laundering, and kickbacks for his "suspicious support" to all SpaceX abuses in Boca Chica Beach."
In a pro-Guerra post, La Pulga Online – among others – charged, without citing any source or authority, a "corruption alert" that Treviño was considering dropping out of the runoff election because of an alleged "federal investigation."
And they charged – again, without any proof – that a construction company that SpaceX hired to build workers' housing at Starbase was actually owned by "the corrupt county judge" Treviño using a "shady local bail bondsman (Juan "Junior" Andrade") as a "front man" in the "corruption-money laundering scheme. The contract will be a kickback to Treviño for his suspicious support to all SpaceX abuses at Boca Chica Beach."
And even though all these charges have been denied by both men, the anonymous posts disappear and later reappeared in other anonymous posts on social media and repeated across the world wide web.
Andrade is the owner of a bail bond company and his family rose from poverty setting up business in the Cameron Park Colonia and strongly denied the allegations in the social page posts.
"My family and I have worked all our lives to better ourselves," said Andrade. "I challenge anyone to prove that I have ever done anything illegal. Over the years I have supported the judge and consider him a personal friend. If I was Guerra and/or his supporters, I would be very careful on what they allege. I happen to know several port officials that have confirmed that federal agents have been making inquiries out there about the way they do business."
Andrade first won a contract for the jails' commissary under the late Sheriff Omar Lucio and when Cameron County Sheriff Manny Trevino let it out for bids, emerged as the winner. County Judge Trevino has nothing to do with the awarding of the commissary contract. In fact, most people don't know that the sheriff is not obligated to bid it out under Texas law but can award it at his discretion.
Privately, and publicly, Guerra has denied any involvement with the crime cartels, but critics often point to his blood lines as an indication of where his familial loyalties lie. The old saying that you can't chose your in-laws seems to apply in spades.
Likewise, the surname Cardenas is long associated with both political and commercial influence in Matamoros and Tamaulipas, including a state governor and mayor of Matamoros. One of their kin, Pedro Cardenas, is now a city commissioner and local businessman with extensive ties in Brownsville's sister city.Unfortunately, the name Cardenas has also gained notoriety when Osiel Cardenas, a former Mexican drug lord and the former top leader of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas in Matamoros, was sentenced to a 25-year sentence for drug offenses, money laundering and threatening to assault and murder a federal agent.
He served for some time in the federal corrections system and in December 2024 was transferred back to Mexico after serving time in the U.S., and is now held in Mexico's Altiplano maximum-security prison.
Among the 12 defendants is a woman named Guerra, a cousin of the port commissioner. As we said earlier, you can't pick your in-laws.
Locals' fears that the cartels have infiltrated South Texas grow as disclosures in the media detail the massive amounts of fuel that have ben "laundered" and sold as petroleum byproducts on the Mexican side of the border. Guerra was linked to such a scheme operating under Warrior Fuel Traders LLC that did business with a Mexican fuel dealer identified by Mexican federal investigators as running such an operation. The Texas Secretary of State has since forfeited that LLC. https://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-proof-is-in-huachicol-lawsuit-for.html
“Fuel theft, colloquially referred to in Mexico as huachicol, is the most significant non-drug revenue source for Mexican cartels and other illicit actors,” according to information published by the U.S. Treasury Department.
That leads local residents to ask: Have the cartels found a home on the U.S. side, including, the city, school district, the Port of Brownsville, and now, perhaps, Cameron County?To quote a local blogger "As 'Los Juniors' fatten their bank accounts in Brownsville...they are presently seeking control of the different political entities from whose spigots flow millions. And from their Mexican roots they recognize that Brownsville politicians, public servants and community leaders can be bought for a pittance."
In a recent mailout, Treviño hammered on this subject warning about the county being allowed into the hands of "questionable entrepreneurs and associates." 
Early voting in the runoff starts Monday, May 18 and ends Friday, May 22. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26
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