MATAMOROS IS BURNING AFTER CARTEL IMPOSES MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWING BOSS'S SON ARREST, AND FLOWN TO MEXICO

 

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AI 

Various Sources

Matamoros was plunged into chaos and effectively placed under a cartel-enforced siege following the arrest of Axel Alfredo Cárdenas Rodríguez. He is the son of prominent Gulf Cartel leader José Alfredo Cárdenas Martínez, alias "El Contador".

Mexican Special Forces and the National Guard captured Cárdenas Rodríguez—who serves as second-in-command of the powerful Los Ciclones faction of the Gulf Cartel. Photos published in social media show he was driving a blue Lamborghini Urus at the time of his capture. He was immediately flown to Mexico City to prevent local cells from attempting a jailbreak. 

A Matamoros resident commented to this blog that another man - allegedly a brother of Cardenas Rodriguez - was also arrested to face charges of murder and trafficking in El Salvador.

The high-profile arrest triggered a violent and swift retaliation from cartel operatives across the region: 

Narcoblockades: 

Armed cell members set up major roadblocks at eight strategic points across Matamoros and Río Bravo. They hijacked public buses, cargo trucks, and private vehicles, forcing drivers out at gunpoint and setting multiple vehicles on fire.

Active Firefights: 

Intense gunfire and clashes between cartel gunmen and Mexican security forces erupted across urban areas and highways. Cartel lookouts threw tire spikes (ponchallantas) across major avenues, including roads leading to the local airport. 

International Bridge Closures: 

The surge of violence right across the U.S.-Mexico border prompted the Brownsville Police Department to temporarily shut down all international bridges connecting Texas to Matamoros. The bridges have since reopened to normal operations. 

Consulate and School Lockdowns: 

The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros issued an emergency security alert ordering all U.S. government employees to shelter in place. Concurrently, the Tamaulipas Ministry of Education officially canceled afternoon classes throughout the city to protect school children. 

Authorities continue to advise citizens on both sides of the border to exercise extreme caution, avoid heavily impacted transit avenues, and defer non-essential travel to the area

KEN PAXTON: VS. JAMES TALARICO: DON'T TAKE MY WIFE...PLEASE

LET SPACEX KNOW WE CARE ABOUT OUR BEACH AND ENVIRONMENT

At the in-person meetings, FAA will provide a presentation during the first half hour. The meetings will then transition to an open-house information-station format wherein FAA will provide information about the project. During the open house portion of the meeting, attendees can provide verbal comments to a court reporter or written comments via a written comment form.

Go to savergv.org for comment talking points.

MILLIONS FOR (AND FROM) DATA CENTERS, NADA FOR HUNGRY KIDS

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott used his line-item veto power on the state budget to strike the funding that would have let Texas join the federal Summer EBT program.

The Legislature had set aside about $60 million in state money for administrative costs. That relatively small investment was set to unlock roughly $450 million in federal dollars – providing $120 per eligible child in grocery benefits during the summer months when school meals aren’t available.

Nearly 4 million low-income Texas kids would have qualified.

WE CAN CHANGE THIS: VOTE FOR GINA

DON'T PLAY PRETEND: VOTE, DUMP TRUMP, AND TAKE BACK OUR GOVERNMENT

GARZA FOR COUNTY JUDGE: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

WILL WE CHOOSE EXCELLENCE?...

OR THIS?

AHEM!, HEY GUYS, PALMITO HILL ISN'T ON HIGHWAY 281 10 MILES FROM MCALLEN

The Untold Texas

Six weeks after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, a battle was still being fought in South Texas. Palmito Ranch, May 13, 1865. The Confederates won. 

A Union soldier from Indiana became the last American combat fatality of the Civil War, for a war that was already over. 

A Texas State Historical Marker sits near Brownsville, close to the Rio Grande. Most people drive right past it. The land looks like any other stretch of South Texas coastal brush.

Private John Jefferson Williams was 21 years old. Nobody told him it was over.

Have you ever stopped at a Texas historical marker that changed how you see something?

Well, yeah! Palmito Hill Ranch Road is nowhere near McAllen and is not on Highway 281. 

COUNTY ELECTIONS ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN UTRGV ELECTION-DAY VOTING SITE

Remi Garza

Cameron County Elections

Please be advised that we have changed the polling location at the Brownsville Campus of UTRGV for Election Day. 

The Election Day polling location will be UTRGV, Student Union, Salon Jacaranda, 650 Ringgold Rd., Brownsville instead of the UTRGV Brownsville Main (BMAIN), Salon Cassia, 1 University Blvd.

Salon Jacaranda is the Early Voting Location, which originally was unavailable for Election Day. We appreciate the University working with us to re-secure the location. The Salon Cassia presented parking, curbside and access challenges that warranted the change.

So far, as of Tuesday, students have cast 1,619 votes at the University Blvd. site.

The University has already begun getting the word out on campus and redirecting their efforts to get out the vote. We have also begun updating our public facing information. We will send out a copy of the updated locations as soon as it is available.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY! "BULLY" BROUGHT A SLINGSHOT TO A SWORD FIGHT

Politics In Group Chat Post

Imagine Donald Trump watching David face Goliath and deciding David is the bully. 

That’s the absurdity of blaming Ukraine for defending itself against Russia’s invasion.

Putin brought the sword. Zelenskyy brought a slingshot. And somehow Trump is lecturing the guy with the slingshot.

When did standing up to a bully become bullying?

INSTEAD OF GAS AND FOOD PRICES, REPUBLICANS AVOID REAL ISSUES, REPEAT STUDENT-SEX CHANGE HOAX

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

All right, as an educator let me enlighten you, there are no sex change surgeries happening at public schools. Don't believe me, go to the schools, request a campus visit and go see for yourself. I have yet to see or hear a parent told no you can't visit a campus. 

Over 500 students in this country have died as a result of gunfire happening in schools but none died or injured as a result of alleged "transgender surgeries.

Can't you republican brainless wonders stop and get your facts straight! Before you idiots say "oh they hid the surgery room", check out an actual surgery room in a hospital and really look at what equipment is required for a general surgery.

WHAT'S IN THE MUSK-ABBOTT EMAILS THAT HOT WHEELS FINDS "EMBARRASSING?" ABBOTT BEGGING A TRILLIONAIRE FOR ALMS?

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STATE HEADLINES: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appealed a Travis County court order issued Monday, which required his office not block State Rep. Gina Hinojosa from seeing emails between the governor and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy ruled that Governor Greg Abbott must allow State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to review more than a thousand pages of unredacted communications he’s had with trillionaire Elon Musk, that the governor previously tried to withhold saying that they were too "intimate and embarrassing."

 Abbott has attempted to skirt Hinojosa’s statutory right as a state legislator under the Texas Public Information Act to inspect documented communications between the governor and Elon Musk.

“For 12 years, Greg Abbott has sold out Texas to his billionaire and trillionaire donors, but the buck stops here,” said Hinojosa. “Texans built this great state, and we aren’t going to let Abbott’s donors continue buying up our land, shutting down our schools, or taking our water and electricity for their benefit. The people have the right to transparency, and that’s why I’m continuing to fight for the documents between Elon Musk and Greg Abbott.

“Abbott uses his power for his donors. As Governor, I’ll use my power to secure the American Dream for working Texans by saving our schools, putting money in people’s pockets, and ending Greg Abbott’s corruption.”

On October 19, Hinojosa filed a lawsuit against Abbott for unlawfully denying her statutory right under the Texas Information Pubic Information Act to inspect the documented communications, including the emails previously provided to the Texas Newsroom. The governor’s office already assembled and reviewed records in response to the Texas Newsroom’s request, producing all 1,374 pages – and all but about 200 pages were redacted or completely blacked out. Abbott has refused to make any of the documents public.

The documented Abbott-Musk connections include direct communications, substantial political contributions, and economic development incentives benefiting Musk’s companies, raising questions about whose interests Abbott is serving. 

Abbott has given billions of dollars in grants and tax breaks to Musk’s companies in Texas, including a $1.66 billion tax break shortly after Musk donated $500,000 to Abbott’s reelection campaign this year. In July, Abbott came under fire from his own party for his relationship with Musk after calling the Texas Broadband Office to award Musk’s Starlink $110 million upfront, leading to an audit of the office.

Pedro Reyes III
What would be the worst if Texans see these emails between the Governor and Musk the week before the election? Wouldn't the emails just show that Abbott followed the law and had Texans' best interests? Abbott has nothing to worry about as voters go to the polls. Right? Am I missing something?

FIRST STARLINK, THEN NO KINGS DAY, NOW META GAGS GINA

By Gina Hinojosa

Our Next Texas Governor

I have bad news, and this one’s a little wonky, so bear with me.

As of this morning, our campaign can’t launch a single new ad on Facebook or Instagram.
Here’s what you need to know: Every election cycle, Meta – just as it did No King's Day – blocks all new political ads for the final week of the race. That hits our campaign in two big ways.

First, we can’t launch new ads to win over voters. Whatever ads Greg Abbott already had running can keep running. But through Election Day, we can’t put out a new ad answering his attacks. We can’t respond to breaking news in this race. And we can’t adjust our message on the platforms where millions of Texans spend their time.

Second, we can’t launch new ads to raise money. Facebook and Instagram ads asking supporters to chip in are a real part of how we fund this campaign. This month alone, they’ve brought in more than 10% of our online fundraising. Now, right when every dollar matters most, that tool is mostly off the table.

That means two things have to happen this week.

We have to take our message everywhere Meta can’t stop us: streaming TV and YouTube, digital ads on news sites and apps, and TV spots in the markets where this race will be won or lost.

And we have to pay for it with grassroots donations from emails like this one, because email is now one of the most important fundraising tools we have left. Every dollar we raise this week goes straight into putting our message in front of the voters who will decide this race.

So I’m turning to you. What we raise from this email will help decide how much ground we can cover this week. Will you chip in $5 or any amount right now to help us keep our message in front of voters through Election Day?

BOCA CHICA STATE PARK SALE: ASK ERIN; WHY DOESN'T SHE FOLLOW ONE STANDARD FOR PROTECTING TEXAS LAND?

 

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

Representative Erin Gamez has publicly raised concerns about a reported possible sale of Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX. On October 22, 2026, she joined other House Democrats in requesting records about the reported proposal.

But there is another part of her record Texans should examine.

On May 29, 2025, Representative Gamez voted NO on SB 17, legislation restricting certain foreign governments, entities, and covered individuals connected to designated countries—including China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea—from acquiring Texas real estate.

Let's be clear: the Boca Chica matter concerns public parkland and a reported possible sale. SB 17 concerns restrictions on specified foreign interests acquiring real estate. These are different situations.

But shouldn't protecting Texas land be a priority in both cases?

Why publicly challenge a reported potential sale to SpaceX while voting against legislation intended to restrict certain foreign interests from acquiring Texas property?

That is a fair question for taxpayers and voters to ask.

No sale of Boca Chica State Park has been established as approved, and officials said a vote was not expected soon. Texans deserve facts, transparency, and consistency from their elected representatives.

Look at the record. Ask questions. Decide for yourself. Vote Dr. Laura E. Cisneros Candidate for State Representative HD-38. Physician and conservative fighting for Brownsville’s future.

NOV. 3 EARLY VOTING: ALREADY SURPASSED MARCH PRIMARY TURNOUTS WITH 4 DAYS LEFT, ELECTION DAY, MAIL-IN VOTES YET TO COME

 EARLY VOTING THROUGH MONDAY, 4 DAYS TO GO 

COMPARE:

The total number of votes cast in the March primaries – including early voting, mail-in, and election day –  for both parties combined was 47,178. 

Right now, with four days of early voting left, mail-in votes uncounted, and elections day (traditionally making up an estimated 35 percent of the total), Cameron County voters have surpassed the March primary totals with 52,076, or 4,898 more votes. 

MAURO GARZA: UNLIKE STEVE GUERRA, NO PROMISED JOBS, FIRING OF WORKERS

 

AND VOTE FOR MY FRIEND CHENTE FOR TEXAS SENATOR...DUH, U.S. REP...

They were the closest of friends, and then – when push came to shove  – Steve Guerra "forgot" that U.S. House of Rep. D-34 was running for reelection, and not for Texas Senator, where James Talarico leads Ken Paxton.

With fair-weather friends like this, who needs Steve Guerra as a "friend"?

OUR LIAR-IN-CHIEF: TUMP TAKING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT ISN'T DUE

 

FROM TACO TUESDAY TO COWPOKES SUNDAY...EVEN BETTER, JOIN THE ELKS

SELF-PROCLAIMED CAMERON COUNTY KINGMAKER LUIS VILLARREAL SAYS IT ALL: WILL HE DECIDE FOR YOU?

Commenter 1: Steve (Guerra) is not a Democrat …. If so, why is he supporting a Republican congressman? Think about that for a second

Commenter 2: Voting for all Democrats except for Steve Guerra … a fake Democrat who wasn’t at the rally (not wanted there) and who is supporting Erik Flores a Republican.

Commenter 3: Steve is not a Democrat …. If so, why is he supporting a Republican congressman? Think about that for a second

EARLY VOTE TOTALS INDICATE NOV. 3 ELECTIONS ARE UP FOR GRABS

 

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

With only five days remaining of the 12-day early voting period for the Nov. 3 election, the numbers so far indicate that no one can take the outcome of these races for granted.

As expected, the weekend totals (Saturday, Sunday) show a predictable drop in the voting, but even then, the early voting – not counting the turnout for the five remaining early days voting and election day – is only less than 1,000 below the total for the combined Democrats and Republican turnout in the primaries held in March. 

At that time there were 33,062 votes cast in the Democratic primary and another 14,116 in the Republican primary. The runoffs of both parties were, as expected, far below the primary totals. The total number of votes cast in March for both parties was 47,178.

And today, with five days remaining in early voting, that number stands at 46,210 – 968 less than the combined March primaries total for both parties.

If we apply the general rule that a bit over 60 percent of the final voting is ascribed to the early voting period of any election and another 35 to 45 percent on election day, it is apparent that any number over 47,000 blows any predictions on these races out the window. And – if the history of cross-party votes in Cameron County is any guide – it means that no candidate of either party can claim ownership of the remaining votes.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's anybody's race! 

THE LATE RUSSELL MEANS' FAVORITE CREED BY PAINTER GEORGE CATLIN

George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. This is Russell Means' favorite Catlin work.

George Catlin’s Creed:

*I love a people that have always made me welcome to the very best that they had.

*I love a people who are honest without laws, who have no jails and no poorhouses.

* I love a people who keep the commandments without ever having read or heard them preached from the pulpit.

* I love a people who never swear or take the name of God in vain.

* I love a people “who love their neighbors as they love themselves”

* I love a people who worship God without a Bible, for I believe that God loves them also.

* I love a people whose religion is all the same, and who are free from religious animosities.

* I love a people who have never raised a hand against me, or stolen my property, when there was no law to punish either.

* I love and don’t fear mankind where God has made and left them, for they are his children.

* I love a people who have never fought a battle with the white man, except on their own ground.

* I love a people who live and keep what is their own without lock and keys.

* I love a people who do the best they can. 

* And oh how I love a people who don’t live for the love of money.

Gakina-awiiya (We Are All Related)

“Teach us love, compassion and honor…that we may heal the Earth, and heal each other."
- Ojibwe prayer

COULDN'T GUARANTEE...THAT MONDAY EVENING YOU WOULD STILL BE HERE WITH ME

 

By The Mamas and the Papas

Monday Monday, so good to me,

Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee

That Monday evening you could still be here with me.

Monday Monday, can't trust that day,

Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way

Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be

Oh Monday Monday, how could could you leave and not take me?

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes

You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, so good to me,

Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee

That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes

You can find me cryin' all of the time

PACK UP THE BABIES AND GRAB THE OLD LADIES AND EVERYONE GO....

FOR LA CULTURA VIVE VOLUNTEERS IT'S AN ANNUAL LABOR OF LOVE

 

Ed.'s Note: We had purchased chicken and sausage barbecue plates for one of the annual La Cultura Vive fundraisers to stage the Texas Best Conjunto Competition for high school groups across South Texas. In the photo above, we caught founder and organizer Carlo Hernandez's best side as he helps the ladies dole out the succulent chicken plates. (The Mexican rice is delicious and the chicken is soft and dripping in its own juices.)

Their hard work pays for the venue and other necessities of hosting the largest school conjunto competition in the state. Our deep gratitude and big shoutout and congratulations to this bunch for making the event happen every year. The Elks Lodge 2876 lent their facilities this Saturday to the group to host the fundraiser. Hohner Accordions is now hosting the event yearly. Contributions are always welcome to support this effort to keep our musical traditions (to make one, call (956) 592-4475). Timo Ruedas and Juan Castillo are also on the roster as are all the ladies in the serving lines. Gracias, guys and gals!

CAN YOU BELIEVE THERE ARE STILL SOME PENDEJOS IN 2026?

 

WHAT GINA'S SURGE IN TEXAS SAYS ABOUT THE MIDTERMS

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro

New York Times

Democrats have Texas-size dreams this election of flipping a state that has eluded them since the 1990s. 

While the Democratic candidate for Senate, James Talarico, has gotten most of the attention and money in that fight, another Democrat, Gina Hinojosa, has looked surprisingly competitive against the most powerful politician in the state: Gov. Greg Abbott, the Republican running for an unprecedented fourth term.

Hinojosa is a Texas state legislator who represents parts of liberal Austin. Her political rise began on her local school board, where she was inspired to run for the State Legislature because of cuts to public school funding under Abbott. That became one of her signature issues, which she has carried over into her run for governor.

When she began her campaign, she was seen as the longest of long shots: a Latina with little statewide name recognition and not a lot of financial support. 

Today, the most recent New York Times/Siena University poll shows her narrowly ahead of Abbott, and national Democrats are finally taking notice, directing money toward the race in these last few crucial weeks. 

I asked Hinojosa whether that will be enough to overcome an extremely well-funded Abbott, who declined our interview request. We also talked about why she is focusing on affordability, education and data centers rather than what she calls “culture-war issues” and how she is trying to pull in disaffected rural MAGA voters. Can she win? And what will it say about Texas if she does?

Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, speaks on her appeal to MAGA voters and her refusal to engage in “the culture wars.”

I was told by a Texas reporter that in some ways you ran for governor — a position last held by your party in 1995 by another woman, Ann Richards — as a sacrificial lamb. It was the longest of long shots, you had no real chance, but basically some Democrat had to do it and so it might as well be you. Did you see it that way too? 

No. I wouldn’t have given up a year of my life away from my family to be on the road all across the state to be a sacrificial lamb. I am running to win. It is not an easy endeavor to do this, and it took everything out of me from this last year.

Texas keeps breaking Democratic hearts. What are you doing differently than, say, Beto O’Rourke, who was the last Democrat to run against Abbott? He had a lot of name recognition, a lot of momentum behind him nationally, and yet he still lost by 11 points. 

I don’t know that I can compare my candidacy to Beto’s. It’s a different time. In 2026, the data centers have been a physical manifestation of a governor doing the bidding of the moneyed interests and leaving the people of Texas to fend for themselves. And so in that way, rural Texas has felt betrayed by Greg Abbott because many of these data centers have descended upon rural Texas where there are no rules really.

I was in the Panhandle, Amarillo, talking to residents where they are fighting the world’s largest data center. It is called Project Matador. Its investors are Rick Perry, our former governor, and his son. They negotiated a deal to get all of their water in this drought-prone area for the data center from the city water supply. When residents asked what happens if we run out of water, the response they told me they got from municipal water was, Well, we will have to turn off the residents’ first. That’s the environment we’re living in in Texas. And so people understand that we are fighting a fight where it’s all of us in the same boat versus like 15 billionaire tech dudes.

When you go to these rural areas, are you trying to get disaffected MAGA voters to turn your way? What is the overall plan on who to persuade, because obviously your time and your resources are finite, so you have to pick and choose who you’re trying to get to listen to your message. 

It’s everybody. I have not picked and chosen. I have been all over the state with all communities. To be clear, it is not a moderating message. It is reaching out to Democrats, Republicans, independents, with a populist message. And yes, I need Trump supporters to support this race. Trump won Texas, Trump won the Latino vote in Texas. Absolutely, they are invited to be part of this coalition.

To read rest of the interview, click on link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/magazine/gina-hinojosa-interview.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO BE PROTECTED BY MAURO GARZA

TIDBITS:

* County employees who did not openly support Steve Guerra threatened with termination

* Mauro Garza promises to protect them as "institutional knowledge"

 

SHE HAD A DREAM! GINA IS A 1992 BROWNSVILLE HANNA H.S. GOLDEN EAGLE!

Brownsville High School (Hanna) 1992 yearbook

By Dee Dee Cavazos

Wow! Look at this!

I pulled out my 1992 Hanna High School yearbook the other day and  lo and behold!,  look what I found!  

This is Gina during our senior year, and this is what she wrote in our yearbook  about what she saw herself in 10 years.

"In 10 years I will establish my career in a prominent law firm while strategizing my campaign for the next Texas gubernatorial elections after having Governor  Ann Richards' endorsement."

AMAZING!

Just think about that for a moment! Even as a young girl, Gina had big hopes, big dreams, and a vision of one day becoming the Governor of Texas!

And here we are, all those years later, watching that dream become a reality as she runs for Governor of the great state of Texas!

What makes this so special t me is that this wasn't some dream that she came up with this overnight. It was something she envisioned for herself way back in high school! 

Gina is genuine. Gina is intelligent. Gina is compassionate. She has the heart, determination, and dedication to lead our great state.

And I couldn't be prouder to see my childhood friend pursuing the very dream she wrote about all those years ago. From the pages of our high school yearbook to the race for Governor of Texas! How incredible is that?

I'm rotting for you, Gina! Texas would be so fortunate to have you as our new governor.

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

#GINA  FOR TEXAS

NEW MELANIA TRUMP LOW: STEALING THE POPE'S THUNDER

Meida's Touch

WAIT A MINUTE: Melania Trump is now being credited with brokering a ceasefire in Ukraine by the White House—just one week after Pope Leo personally called Vladimir Putin to push for the SAME THING.

On October 16, Reuters reported that Pope Leo had called Putin to request a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky to allow desperately needed humanitarian aid and food to reach civilians.

The Kremlin confirmed Putin had agreed to cooperate. The Vatican made clear the initiative came from the Pope himself.

Fast-forward to today.
The White House is now announcing that Melania Trump brokered a ceasefire in Oleshky, claiming SHE initiated discussions with Russian and Ukrainian leadership.

The Associated Press is reporting the White House's account without mentioning the Pope's earlier intervention.
So why is the White House taking credit for an initiative Pope Leo was publicly pursuing a week ago?

"I really don't care. Do you?" Oh, yeah! The former Jeffrey Epstein buddy really knows empathy.

NOT GOSSIP. NOT INSINUATIONS: ERIN GAMEZ'S RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF

DR. LAURA FOR TEXAS HD-38

 

5-TIME DRAFT DODGER: VOTE REPUBLICAN OR NO $$$ FOR TOXIC-WATER MARINES. AND NOT A PEEP FROM RUBBER-STAMP ERIC FLORES (D-34) FOR HIS COERCION AGAINST VETERANS?

DOES TRUMP'S YES-MAN ERIC FLORES AGAINST DEMOCRAT CHENTE GONZALEZ SUPPORT HIS GREAT LEADER ON USMC TOXIC–WATER VETS? APPARENTLY, YES

By Kylie Spencer

This week, the orange guy said he will direct the U.S. Department Of Justice to “settle all remaining legitimate [Camp Lejeune] claims as soon as possible,” but only if the GOP wins both the House and Senate in November.

I have been thinking about how to word this since I heard the clip, and it's hard to put into words.
Tying money that our families are OWED to Republicans winning the House and Senate is disgusting.

A bill was already passed to allow us to reach settlements, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, but most remain unresolved. He says he can fast-track the settlements, but only if we vote for his party? 

Those sick vets signed up to fight for this country, not the Republican Party. If he is suddenly able to fast-track those settlements after the midterms, that means he was able to do the same for the last two years and just didn't do it?

He is making promises to sick and dying veterans that he cannot keep. The claims and settlements are processed through the DOJ, and we've been waiting years! 

Over 1 million Marines and their families were poisoned, the truth was covered up, and now we are being used as a political tool to gain votes after waiting so many years for justice. He will tell you how much he cares about vets, but using their pain for votes is low, even for him.

My dad joined the Marines and signed up to fight for this country, and they knowingly poisoned him to death. 

He doesn't get to see his grandkids grow up. 

My son never got to meet his Papaw Joe. 

He died in horrible pain, and now his death and the deaths and terrible illnesses of others are being used as a tool to gain votes. 

My dad was a proud Marine his whole life, and the thing that he was most proud of took him from us. 

Watching this president use his death to garner votes when he has done nothing for us all this time makes me sick.

STEVE GUERRA: FIRST KIDNAPPING, THEN HUACHICOL, NOW MEDICAID FRAUD?

Frankie Olivo Graphic with permission

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

Newly-published reports in social media have revealed that family members of current Cameron County Judge Democratic candidate Steve Guerra have been receiving Medicaid benefits designed to assist low-income families.

This, while Guerra is apparently living high off the hog, driving new vehicles, and have just finished construction a home in a subdivision where homes average in the $300,000+ appraised values.

Guerra is on the ballot as the Democratic candidate facing opponent Mauro Garza. Early voting started Oct. 19 and stretch until Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3.

Unofficial sources have indicated that state and federal authorities are already looking into reports that the Guerras have been on the public dole for at least the past four years. If so, there has obviously been a gross failure in the system that would allow the disbursement of benefits to these well-to-do family members.

Medicaid covers low-income adults, children, pregnant women, seniors (age 65+), and people with disabilities. Eligibility depends on your household income relative to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)—typically up to 138 percent of the FPL in states that expanded Medicaid — as well as your state's specific rules, family size, and residency status.

For Guerra – who has refused to answer past documented charges of kidnapping and illegal fuel shipment to Mexico (huachicol) – this is the latest revelation which besmirch his character as a public official. Memes posted in social media throughout the political campaign have portrayed Guerra as an insatiable hog on the public through (see graphic at right).  

    

First it was documented charges in a civil lawsuit accusing Steve Guerra and two of his friends of kidnapping and assaulting a Brownsville student in Matamoros while both were attending St. Joseph Academy. That lawsuit names Guerra and two of his friends. The case is styled 2000-05-001896-D.

The petition to the court states that Guerra and the two other defendants lured the victim to Matamoros where the assault occurred. The record does not indicate the monetary arrangements for a settlement of the case.

"These are not rumors," the signs appearing on a roadside sign read. "These are allegations contained in a sworn court record. Voters deserve answers. Ask the hard questions. Is this the kind of leader you want in office? 

Then it was – also documented – Guerra exporting allegedly illegal fuel while he was a commissioner at the Port of Brownsville to cartel-controlled companies in Mexico to avoid paying Mexican taxes and pocketing millions of dollars through an LLC called Warrior Fuels. 

The huachicol scheme came to light when Guerra and Warrior Fuels were sued for non payment of some $333,484.47 and attached copies of 24 invoices totaling shipments of diesel and other petroleum products they had shipped at Warrior Fuel Traders' request over a one-month period in 2020 that had not been paid. 

In Cause No: 2022-DCL-5154-I plaintiff Key Performance lists a systematic record of transactions that make up the outstanding balance of Warrior Fuel Traders, LLC.

Government investigations revealed that Warrior Fuel Traders/Steve Guerra was in direct business with Pyrodiesel Del Cento SA de CV. Pyrodiesel has been named as a principal in cartel fuel smuggling activities (huachicol) of petroleum by the Federal Criminal Intelligence Center of Mexico. https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/huachicoleros-controlaban-puertos-pa%C3%ADs-060000638.html 

More questions are now being raised on the alleged drawing of Medicaid payments for dental and medical services meant for low-income families: 

Is Guerra living high off the hog on taxpayer dollars?

If eventually confirmed, is it fair for someone living in a newly-constructed luxury home, driving brand-new vehicles, and sending their children to private school to receive Medicaid benefits intended to support low-income families?

Could the Democratic nominee for Cameron County Judge be exploiting a taxpayer-funded program designed to assist families who genuinely need financial assistance? Voters of Cameron County deserve answers.