MEJOR EDDIE TREVINO POR CONOCIDO, QUE GUERRA POR CONOCER

CRITICAL RACE POETRY OF RANGERS HANGING A "GREASER"...

(Ed.'s Note: Few people would find art in such a mundane thing as band of Texas Rangers hanging a Mexican after he supposedly stole the company's bugle and woke them up foolishly blowing it while they slept. A reflection of the times, perhaps, but this is the kind of literature that would probably be banned in classrooms by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his fellow anti-critical race theory legislators in Austin. 

Yet, on April 21, 1875, the Dallas Daily Herald printed the poem in its front page called "Hanging the Chaparral, or the Midnight Bugler." written by someone with the pseudonym of Buckskin Sam. There is much mirth and bravado in the tale of a company of  Rangers busy with one Mexican, a tree, and a noose. Then "a half dozen boys who like that sort of fun" pull on the rope.

The simple plot revolves around a band of rangers looking for Mexicans and routing them from a camp, then catching one in the chaparral accused of stealing the company bugle after he foolishly blows it at night and wakes them up. It goes downhill from there on. They string him up, he refuses to tell them where Cortina is, and they ride on leaving the Mexican hanging " a warning to all Greasers." We thank author/researcher Dr. Marie-Theresa Hernández, a professor in the Languages department at University of Houston, for bringing it to our attention.)

"Remember the Alamo," this
The war-cry shrill and clear
Of our brave band of rangers fell
Upon the bandits' ears
As in the morning, damp and still
We dashed into their camp
And woke them from their slumbers by
The thunder of our tramp..."

Few were our numbers, many they,
But on our side was right;
We shot them down remorselessly
Nor spared them in the fight
They fled in terror – all who escaped
From our avenging hand
For quarter was not given then
Along the Rio Grande

(After the slaughter, they make camp and are awakened by a Mexican blowing the company's bugle and capture the man, allegedly one of Cortina's men. He refuses to give them information on Cortina and they hang him.)

"What's up my boys," says Donaldson

Is this some thievin' Mex

That stole a bugle from Ft. Brown

He'd better pass his cheeks,

Put out a half-dozen scout

And scour the chaparral

And if we take him prisoner, 

We'll ticket him to (hell)

(They capture a Mexican in the chaparral and return him wounded, and he refuses to talk)

They're coming, here they are," says Cap

And got a sneaking cuss

Dog-gone your dirty picture, why

Did you make such a fuss

Why didn't you come up decently

And say yer wanted hanging?

Where's Cortina and his band?

Look here now, none your shamin'

But not a word the bugler spoke

He fiercely looked around

While from his arms and from his cheek

The blood slow trickled down

"Bring me a rope, we'll find his tongue

You bet your bottom dollar

Here, Toby, make a hangsman knot

And fit him to a collar..."

The rope was looped around his neck

Then, o'er the limb was run

And half a dozen of the boys

Who liked that sort of fun

Pulled steadily upon the hemp

And brought him up standing

Till he was black as any nig

On Mississippi landing

"Hold on," says Cap

I'll interview the cuss

He'll give us information

If not, we'll treat him worse.

Now, Greaser, this is your last chance

Too do a  Christian deed

Where's Cortina, tell us quick

Or be hung up for seed."

From mortal fear and loss of blood

The bugler's legs they quiver

But knowing well he ne'er again

Will see his Grande river

He braced himself and gazed around

Like tiger cat at bay

Then yelled, "Viva la Cortina"

Which was his final say...

For e're he finished high he swung...

Then hastily we packed out traps

And take our morning meal

Fall into line, answer the roll

And southward silently steal

Leaving the rigid bugler there

Slow swaying 'neath the tree

A warning to all Greasers, who

May chance that way to be....

BROWNSVILLE AT THE ECONOMIC CROSSROADS: THE NEXT MOVE MATTERS

(Author's Note: I am submitting the attached op-ed for consideration to your fine online publication. The column examines Brownsville’s economic transition driven by SpaceX and LNG development at the Port of Brownsville and argues that workforce alignment will determine whether local residents fully benefit from this transformation. While these projects have been widely reported, this piece takes a broader structural view of how Cameron County’s service-heavy employment base is shifting toward aerospace manufacturing and energy exports, and why technical education and workforce coordination are critical at this moment. Thank you for your time and consideration. I would be glad to provide any revisions or additional information if helpful.)

By Arnoldo Rangel
Opinion

Brownsville is entering the most significant economic transition in generations.

For decades, Cameron County’s economy has leaned heavily on education, healthcare, government, retail, hospitality, and border trade. 

According to Workforce Solutions Cameron, governmental employment like education and health services alone account for more than 42 percent of county employment, with trade and transportation adding another 17 percent. That structure has provided stability — but it has also limited industrial depth and capped wage growth for many families.

Now, two powerful forces are reshaping the economic map of South Texas: SpaceX at Starbase and liquefied natural gas (LNG) development at the Port of Brownsville.

This is not incremental growth. It is structural transformation.

SpaceX has reported more than 3,400 full-time employees and contractors at Starbase, along with over 21,000 indirect jobs in the region, according to Cameron County’s local impact report. Regional reporting and in-house reviews have cited billions of dollars in economic activity tied to the project. 

Meanwhile, Rio Grande LNG’s first phase alone has been reported as an approximately $18 billion investment, with thousands of projected jobs during construction and long-term operations.

These projects do more than add jobs. They diversify the regional economy in three measurable ways.

First, they increase sector diversity. Brownsville is shifting from a predominantly service-based model toward a hybrid economy that includes aerospace manufacturing and energy exports. Tradable industries like these bring external capital into the region rather than simply recycling local spending.

Secondly, they raise the wage ceiling. Aerospace engineering, industrial maintenance, welding, machining, and plant operations create higher-paying career pathways that did not previously exist at scale in Cameron County. Skilled trades and technical roles build a middle-income ladder that strengthens economic mobility. And federal money carries with it the requirement of the payment of prevailing wages across the industries they fund.

Thirdly, they deepen capital investment. Multi-billion-dollar projects anchor long-term infrastructure, expand port capacity, and reduce reliance on government and retail cycles. That strengthens resilience against economic downturns.

Diversification is underway. But diversification alone does not guarantee shared prosperity.

The decisive question is whether local residents will be positioned to fill these higher-wage roles — or whether those jobs will increasingly go to imported labor while Valley families remain concentrated in lower-wage service sectors.

The good news is that the Rio Grande Valley is not starting from scratch.

Texas State Technical College in Harlingen offers programs in welding technology, industrial maintenance, precision machining, electrical power and controls, and advanced manufacturing — all directly aligned with aerospace and LNG industry needs. South Texas College provides short-term certifications and workforce retraining programs that allow working adults to transition into industrial careers without committing to four-year degrees. 

And Texas Sout5hmost College and the Texas A&M University have teamed up with TSTC to establish the RGV Advanced Manufacturing Hub at the Port of Brownsville.

Workforce Solutions Cameron supports apprenticeships, on-the-job training partnerships, and employer coordination that help connect residents directly to new opportunities.

The foundation exists. What is required now is coordination and urgency.

Industrial growth must be matched by expanded technical training capacity, accessible workforce pathways, and infrastructure planning that keeps housing affordable and mobility intact. High school students should see aerospace and energy careers as attainable futures within their own community. 

Working adults should have streamlined pathways to reskill without leaving the region.

If workforce alignment keeps pace with industrial investment, Brownsville can evolve into a diversified industrial-export hub where aerospace and energy coexist with healthcare and trade — and where local families climb the wage ladder alongside economic growth.

If alignment lags, the region risks becoming a two-speed economy: capital investment rising, but opportunity unevenly distributed.

Brownsville stands at an inflection point. The engines are already firing. The decision now is whether we scale education, workforce systems, and infrastructure quickly enough to rise with them.

The next chapter of Cameron County’s economy is being written. Whether it broadens prosperity depends on what we do now.

("I am twice the man of any man half my size.": Ernie Rangel)

AND YOU MAGA SUPER PATRIOTS ARE OK WITH THIS? SHAME

The Reward a Traitor slush fund commission is going to have a tough time with their reward amounts. How much for shitting in the capital (shows creativity) versus constructing a gallows for Mike Pence (are materials reimbursed ?) What about the members of Congress who were involved? Is good planning rewarded for the people who brought zip ties to restrain Congress members? Do spouses of judges get a payout? It’s mind boggling.

DEAR ERNIE, PLEASE KEEP THIS FOR YOUR FILES...

 

THE STAGE IS SET FOR ELECTION DAY NEXT TUESDAY...

JOIN OR OBSERVE BROWNSVILLE'S ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SILENT MARCH

Join your neighbors and supporters of military veterans for Brownsville’s Annual Memorial Day Silent March on Monday, May 25, at 10:00 a.m. The march begins at the corner of H‑E‑B on Central Blvd. and Boca Chica Blvd. and proceeds to Veterans Park (2600 Central Blvd.), next to the Main Branch Library.

ARE WE SURE WE WANT YET ANOTHER (JOSEPH) LUCIO IN OFFICE?

 

BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE. NICE KNOWING YOU, FIDO.

IF THIS IS DRAINING THE SWAMP, HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLET...

Rep. Ted Lieu called on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to resign on Wednesday after a CNN interview in which Blanche appeared to leave the door open for Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police to receive taxpayer payouts from the DOJ's new $1.776 billion fund. 

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-Rrun

Your 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.

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. 

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'

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.

     _________________________________________________________________

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.

At the same time, they are promoting Steve Guerra, Eric Garza, and Republican-backed candidates aligned with Donald Trump.

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.

The choice is clear: Leadership that has delivered for Cameron County, or political games designed to help Republican interests.

____________________________________________________________________

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

Team Gina

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,”

estimating that at $28.5 trillion. That included a $1.6 trillion market for Starlink, $370 billion from “space-enabled solutions” and $26.5 trillion in A.I., which included an estimate of $22.6 trillion for A.I. “enterprise applications.”

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.

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 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.

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. 

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.

Senator Ron Wyden didn't mince words: "Not only is this another heinously corrupt act by the most corrupt administration in history, it's clearly a violation of the law that prohibits interference by executive branch officials in IRS audits."

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.

GUERRA'S FAKE GONZALEZ FB ENDORSEMENT DRAWS FLAK FROM CHENTE'S SUPPORTERS

"I want thank Congressman Vicente Gonzalez for always standing by me and our community. I am especially thankful for his years of friendship.

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.

MORE THAN 2,300 DEMOCRATS VOTE IN EARLY VOTING FOR RUNOFFS, ALMOST 600 REPUBLICANS CAST VOTES

AND REPUBLICANS

FINGER POINTING STARTS AS THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST ON TRUMP'S WAR ON IRAN

TRUMP GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE MOVIE TOY STORY...

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.

Today we move forward to the runoff election.
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.