IT'S TREVINO IN TODAY'S RUNOFF FOR CAMERON COUNTY JUDGE: GUERRA CAMPAIGN'S TACTICS DENOUNCED

Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Various Sources

In a race that has been notable for skullduggery and vicious anonymous social media posts by the Steve Guerra campaign against Eddie Treviño, the choice by any serious voter who cares about the future of our county families would have to be the incumbent.

Treviño has been the target of various social media platforms whose idea of fair play is to superimpose his face on a rat's body and broadly insinuate that he – alone – is responsible for the acts of boards from the City of Brownsville, the Public Utility Board, SpaceX, and with, ironically, lacking transparency and accountability, while his opponent is the beneficiary of the cowardly attacks made on his behalf. 

Guerra, meanwhile, has painted himself as a solid family man who would never think of besmirching his opponent, but stops short of denouncing the odious tactics and the smearing of Treviño's character. In other words, he wants to have his cake and eat it, too.

But it doesn't work that way. Politics, it has been said, is a two-edged sword. A sword can swing both ways. 

Guerra's tactics – playing the victim (good cop) while his proxies and confederates play the bad cop – are too obvious to ignore.

Guerra's self-serving ads claiming he would endure his opponent's "smear tactics" and remain on the high road despite the sticks and stones against him by those mean Treviño supporters are nothing short of disingenuous.

While he hides his hand, his supporters – through anonymous social media accounts (like Brownsville and Valley News) – attack and ridicule Treviño and accuse him of personal enrichment and of single-handedly giving away Boca Chica Beach to Elon Musk's SpaceX.

But despite his hand wringing and protestations, honesty and transparency aren't Guerra's forte. No martyr is he.

He forgets to mention that Treviño's vote is but one of three needed to have a majority to approve any county vote. Treviño's single vote cannot pass anything without the support of a majority of the commissioners' court. But Guerra knows that going after majority would backfire, so his anonymous supporters are content to demonize the incumbent in social media and accuse him – without providing proof – of allegations of criminality and wrongdoing.

Trevino has never been charged or indicted for any offense - misdemeanor, much less felony -at any level.

This fact has not been lost on the other members of the county commission and other elected officials, who came to Treviño's defense in the face of the Guerra onslaught. 

"It seems his opponents are acting like spoiled kids who think dirty politics and shady social media posts are a magic wand that will somehow get them elected," said Pct. 1 commissioner Sofia Benavides. "Instead of doing the hard work – showing up, learning the job, and offering real solutions – they hide behind the fake outrage and dumb, false narrative pushed online. Leadership isn't learned through smear pages or cheap tricks. In this race, Eddie Treviño Jr. is clearly the adult in the room."

Likewise, Cameron County Sheriff Manny Treviño came to the county judge's defense against Guerra's campaign scurrilous attacks.

"I am angry and disgusted by the tactics being used against Eddie in this campaign," he said. "Anyone who believes this kind of behavior is acceptable leadership should be ashamed. It is a deliberate attempt to mislead the public. Hiding behind social media accounts to attack others is an act of cowardice. That's not what a real man does."

And yet, when facts are used against him, Guerra claims he is the innocent victim of defamation and wrings his hands in desperation that he is being bullied by mean little Eddie.

Even since former St. Joseph grads with family and commercial ties to Matamoros and northern Tamaulipas decided to enter Brownsville and Cameron County politics, they have been regarded with distrust by local pundits and residents who fear that the type of political governance in cartel-controlled  northern Tamaulipas will be brought to local government entities.

Derisively referring to them as "Los Juniors," locals have watched warily as some of the members of the group have been elected to public office in the city, the school district, the Port of Brownsville, and other local political entities.

A local blogger, as far back as a 2019, identified some of the principals as Arturo Trevino, Steve Guerra and Carlos Elizondo. Elizondo is a former city fire department chief who is now a trustee with the Brownsville Independent School District. "Turi" Treviño has served on the board of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation and other downtown promoting entities.

The blogger openly critical of the "juniors" and " fresas" said then that with their roots in Matamoros, they bring an entitled attitude to Brownsville's politics.

He wrote in January 2019 that "Los Juniors" are crossing from Matamoros to take over Brownsville. They are inspired by their leader, Generalissimo Carlos Marin. Just like they treat their poor brothers and sisters in Mexico with disdain, they exhibit the same arrogance towards Brownsville's masses. Money is their god and they want the power in order to rule the universe that is Brownsville. 

"As privileged Mexicans, they have been raised with the attitude that the rich stay rich and the poor remain poor. And the rich become even richer by exploiting the poor. We know that Matamoros, Tamaulipas and Mexico are a mess. Rampant violence and blood running in the streets are shared by the city, state and nation. Perhaps that is the reason 'Los Juniors' see Brownsville as the perfect opportunity to expand Mexico's boundaries to just south of Los Fresnos."

Here are the facts, not rumor, that has documentation on Guerra's background: Juan N. Guerra, for example, founded the Gulf Cartel and ran it for 50 years and was Steve Guerra's grandfather, who has publicly acknowledged his familial ties. Juan N. was also the uncle of Juan Garcia Abrego, the successor of Juan N. as head of the cartel and who expanded the bootlegger and contraband-smuggler beginnings and developed the organization into a drug cartel dedicated to the smuggling of cocaine and other drugs.

Juan N. died in 2001 and Garcia Abrego is currently serving 11 life sentences in a U.S. Supermax prison in Colorado for his drug trafficking. (In the photo, Juan N. is wearing the white hat and Abrego Garcia is standing holding a cup.)

Incidentally, Steve Guerra is also the cousin of Sandra Guerra, who was charged in a  federal indictment in the "Transmigrante" scandal at Los Indios Bridge with conspiracy to fix prices and allocate the market, conspiracy to monopolize, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion, and international money laundering. Even Steve Guerra's father-in-law was convicted of moving large amounts of marijuana.

Recently, Guerra said during a candidates' forum that he has never made a dollar off the port. 

Yet, after months of denying any link between him and the illegal importation of petroleum products into Mexico, documentation from the Mexican government, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Texas secretary of State, and district court records have linked Brownsville Navigation District chairman Steve Guerra directly to shipments between his Warrior Fuel Traders Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) and Pyrodiesel Del Centro SA de CV, named by the Federal Criminal Intelligence Center of Mexico as a principal in the smuggling of fuel by the Mexican cartels.

Guerra was first elected to the BND board in 2018 and appointed chair in 2022. He was reappointed to the position in May 2024. He is currently a candidate for Cameron County Judge in the Democratic Party primary runoff.

These revelations outlined a debt of Guerra's LLC to non-payment to Key Performance Petroleum Company of Navasota, Texas.

In that lawsuit, Key Performance president Mark Jackson filed an affidavit October 26, 2022 in support of his company's lawsuit demanding payment of an outstanding balance of $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 two-month period in 2020 that had not been paid. Guerra was served the next day, October 27.

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 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

Invoices to Warrior Fuel Traders from Key Performance indicate the diesel and petroleum products were shipped through Eagle Pass, Texas and delivered to Pyrodiesel. The Warrior Fuel Traders LLC was registered with the Texas Secretary Of State April 13, 2020 and its certification was forfeited June 24, 2022.

"The identification of the modus operandi: First modus operandi, the fuel is purchased in the United States and then imported into Mexico, where it is sold to various companies. These companies are responsible for distributing it through marketing and transportation companies, selling the fuel at a lower price than the one established in the national market.

"To this end, they use cloned gasoline and diesel import declarations to simulate the legal origin of the hydrocarbons, allowing them to legitimize the multiple sales they make," the Federal Center for Criminal Intelligence (FGR) analysis details.

A commenter to this blog said: 

Steve Guerra has all the Port of Brownsville. William Dietrich was married to Alejandra Rodriguez Guerra, and is related to Jose Luis Rodriguez Guerra. Grupo GRN, his cousin. Also, Arturo Gomez currently employed at the Port of Brownsville as “Deputy Port Director of Operations” was a formal PRI administrator who is friend of Jose de Jesus Tapia Fernandez former PRI representative indicted as a transmigrante price fixer and huachicol operative for the Gulf Cartel.

Guillermo Rico, also another PRI rat who continued communication with the "Grupo Mafre" and also Ernesto Gutierrez "el pajarito" is related to Oscar Luebbert. This (sic) are only a few that operate at the Port of Brownsville. Puros juniors!!

In a  recent mailout, Treviño warned of this tendency toward Tamaulipas-style governance.

TRUMP'S GRIFTING IS LAID BARE, AND IT'S PATENTLY ILLEGAL

 

IN THE RUNOFF FOR 107TH DISTRICT JUDGE, NOE GARZA IS YOUR MAN

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

If you want an honest man, Noe Garza is your man..

If you want a hardworking man, Noe is that, too.

If you want courtroom experience, than voting for Noe Garza is a no-brainer.

He has  have been a lawyer for 39 years, and in fact, passed the bar exam on his first attempt at the age of 23. It's not a boast or personal aggrandizement, — and certainly not to put  anyone down, but to show the discipline he has carried since he was young.

Like many of our neighbors along the border, Noe was born in Mexico, the son of a father who could neither read nor write and a mother with a third-grade education. He was not born with a silver spoon, and did not come from privilege. His parents were not teachers. They worked hard with their hands, sacrificed and taught him and his siblings honesty, humility, discipline and faith.

Ask anyone of his fellow attorneys and they will tell you that for most of his career he has worked 70 to 80 hours a week. His wife, a district judge, says he is a burro trabajador because he does not know how to stop working. She is right. He has shown time and time again that he is not afraid of work.

He has shown that  he did not become a lawyer to work less. On the contrary, he became a lawyer to work harder, to serve and to fight for people.

Noe wants to serve as your judge simply because he is the the most qualified candidate and Cameron County needs experienced judges.

At the same time, he has often voiced respect for Justices of the Peace, like his opponent in this runoff. But respecting someone does not mean pretending that a Justice of the Peace Court and a District Court are the same. 

They are not. The 107th District Court requires serious courtroom experience, judgment and preparation from day one.
Noe is the only candidate that can offer what this court needs, and he will not apologize for his experience.

He is an open book and will not run from the truth. And he will not stop working for Cameron County.
Join us and let's put him in office. We humbly ask for your vote.

Today, Tuesday, May 26, is Election Day. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

HUNDREDS PARTICIPATE IN BROWNSVILLE'S ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SILENT MARCH

 

ALONG MILITARY HIGHWAY, MEMORIAL DAY IS ETERNAL

As you get ready for another Memorial Day Weekend pause for a minute or two to dwell on the picture on top. These are Marine dead being brought out of North Korea to be taken to their final resting place...
These men never got another "three day weekend", holiday, chance to be with loved ones, or just another day period...They went and I'm sure – since I was in – that they bitched, but still did their jobs and some didn't come home; this weekend is for them and is the most "expensive" holiday in the US.
All our war dead earned this three day weekend for all of us, enjoy. Go easy bros...
 

By Juan Montoya

Doña Mari is having a pulga, once again

She’s pulled out the folding table and
laid the clean white cloth upon it and neatly,
like an undertaker, lays out her goods

Along the river road that natives trod
And Oblates walked, preaching of God
Where Thornton skirmished and soldiers died

Sits Doña Mari, biding her time

Like clockwork, each Saturday,

the neighbors see Doña Mari, under the shade of the gnarled mesquite tree
A few cars stop and we can overhear the talk

“How much you asking for this cartridge belt?,” asks he

“You mean this green one, by the worn fatigues,” says she
That was my son’s, my Juan's, the one he used to wear
I
 still remember how he taught the neighborhood kids to march
and turn, and do right face

You should have seen them marching through the living room...
You can’t imagine how much pride I felt...
Oh, no, I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t sell that belt.”

“Well, how much for that dress cap with the shiny bill,” she’s asked
“He’s wearing it with his dress blues here,” she cuts him off, and picks the photo up
“You can just see how proud he felt,
trying to look so fierce, so...official, can you see?

But you can tell that he was still so young,
my only one, my Juan...
I’m, I’m sorry, I just can’t see myself selling that one.”

“Pardon me, sir?,” she asks the man with boots in hand
“I asked how much you want for these,” says he
I was in the service once and...”

“Oh, how he used to shine and shine those boots until he saw his face on them,” she said

“‘Spit-shine’ was what he used to say...
Now, why did I bring those out...
No, no, no, they’re...they’re not for sale today.”

Her hands wring the apron as she moves among her wares
The hands that counted rosary beads
Each night he wasn’t there

“And this folded flag with medal pinned?
How much for these?,” she’s asked

“Oh, no, I can’t, that’s all this country left to me,” said she

“A week before I got them, two nice young men knocked on this door
and when I saw them, standing there erect and neat,
they tried to act like they were used to it...

Then they told me that my son was gone...
In distant, hostile sands, they say he died
I screamed at them that they had lied...
That my son Juan, my only one, was coming back...
No me pregunten como, I just know that...

So you see, I cannot possibly sell that flag

Perhaps you’d like a nice backpack instead?”

The cars are gone, the light of day subsides

As Doña Mari wraps up her merchandise 
She neatly folds the greens, and packs the gear
In the green foot locker she keeps near
The belt, the boots, the picture dear

And those old fingers pull the long white table cloth and in it wraps her goods

Doña Mari will have another pulga soon

And out will come the boots and belt, the folding table, to meet the crowds 

And she will lay the long white cloth upon it like a shroud

CHENTE LAUDS TREVINO'S COMMITMENT TO VETERANS

 

By Eddie Treviño
Cameron County Judge

I want to sincerely thank Congressman Vicente Gonzalez for his kind words and for his continued commitment to the veterans of South Texas.

Our veterans deserve our respect, our gratitude, and our support not just with words, but through action. Throughout my time as County Judge, I have always worked to support the men and women who served our country and sacrificed so much for our freedoms.

I am grateful for Congressman Gonzalez’s friendship and for the work he continues to do to ensure our veterans and their families receive the care, services, and recognition they deserve.

Cameron County will always stand with our veterans. 

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.

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Treviño, in a FB post, said the Republicans have launched a campaign locally to influence the voting in the runoff for Cameron County Judge, promoting Steve Guerra and against him, the incumbent. 

"The same people attacking Eddie Treviño are also attacking Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez.

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.

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Garza warned that trying to cross over and cast a ballot in the opposing party's runoff is a serious offense. He said knowingly attempting to do so is a felony, which means prison time and a fine up to $10,000.

During early voting, voters can go to any of the 20 early voting locations in the county. Early voting runs through Friday, May 22, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

TEAM GINA: ABBOTT IS NOT ON A ROLL, WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE

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.