Friday, October 30, 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
MATAMOROS IS BURNING AFTER CARTEL IMPOSES MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWING BOSS'S SON ARREST, AND FLOWN TO MEXICO
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
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. A local resident noted that such bridge closures have only occurred in 1963, during the Kennedy assassination and the collapse of the Twin Towers in 9/11.
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.
LET SPACEX KNOW WE CARE ABOUT OUR BEACH AND ENVIRONMENT
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.
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
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
AHEM!, HEY GUYS, PALMITO HILL ISN'T ON HIGHWAY 281 10 MILES FROM MCALLEN
The Untold Texas
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.
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.
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.
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
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?
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
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.
“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?
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?
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
FIRST STARLINK, THEN NO KINGS DAY, NOW META GAGS GINA
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?
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?
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
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.
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"?
Monday, October 26, 2026
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
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’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 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
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
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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.
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