TUCSON CITIZEN, LAND HEIR, TAKE TEXAS OFFICIALS TO TASK

By Dee Dee Garcia Blase

Jerry Patterson is currently the Texas land commissioner and is running for Texas Lt Governor in 2014. But where was he when the Latino / Mexican-American constituents needed him when millions of dolalrs were offered to SpaceX to begin building on land that isprivately owned by Latino/Mexican-American families?

We are seeing a strong pattern from the good ol’ boy who are turning a blind eye to broken treaties that ought to be enforced. For instance, Texas Givernor Rick Perry was quick to enforce the water traty with Mexico, yet we see Texas officials looking the other way with regard to the Guadalupe Treaty and the U.S. Senate Treaty via the Adams Onis Treaty.    

Last week we wrote about how Texas Sen. Cornyn is up for re-election in 2014 but will not listen to Mexican-American/Latino constituents either. 

There is a large land dispute brewing with regard to the land ownership Space X wants to build on. I wrote about it here and have learned the David Ruiz and the Cisnero family are in the process of taking legal steps in an effort to protect their land. The Cisnero and David Ruiz family have already contacted th e federal government where they state the federal government has acknowledged them as the true owner of the land — in fact government officials have directed them to further steps they will need to take in order for their land interests to be protected. I am also told the State of Texas and the feds have money in escrow with regard to some of the land.

The 1784 Title seems legitimate with regard to the sale of the land — and it ought to be a warning to corporations like Space X. The land dispute involves approximately 90,000 acres of land. More importantly, it is unfortunate for me to hear that minerals are being pumped out of some of these areas without the approval of these official land owners.

We must not step on the hard working people and the little people who do not have the monies large corporations have. These people ought to be protected, and we should all be in favor of protecting the land that is rightfully ours and backed by official land titles.
Now we are hearing that Republican George Prescott Bush is running for Texas Land Commissioner – who will more than likely want to run for Lt. Governor of Texas and then ultimately the Texas Governor in the future – but will George P. Bush ignore the pleas of Texas Mexican-American /Latino families who have an official title to the land that Space X wants to build on, too?
In a letter to the latest Bush, Alex Ruiz writes:

Dear George P Bush,My name is David A. Ruiz. I am a native of South Texas, specifically Brownsville, Texas. My family is registered in the Library of Congress as one of the 139 Spanish Colonial Pioneer families that first settled in South Texas. In our recent endeavors with The General Land Office we have found a vast wealth of information that led us on a 15 year search for who we were in Texas History. Mind you this has been no easy task. I am writing you to engage you in a matter that deals with theGLO first hand and would like to know what your thoughts are on this?
The Cisneros family has recently as of the last 8 months found a Land Title that was dated back to late 1700's. In this title we purchased 90,000 acres of land from then The Vice Roy of Spain. This title is legitimate and is protected by the Adams Onis Treaty that the US Senate made with Spain in the 1800's. We have presented these facts to the GLO offices and the Cameron County Commissioner's offices to no avail. They have turned a blind eye to us and have sold off parcels of land to Space X Company for the purposes of building and launching rockets. I am wondering if with your current status on running for the same office as Jerry Patterson, will you be able to see righteously through this situation? What will you do that hasn't been done in Texas for the last 150 years? 
In all honesty we are being neglected by our own State in which we were once Pioneers. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is also one to mention that is being currently broken by our Great State. It seems to me that politics has played an ugly hand and Hispanics are looking for a Righteous Leader with Godly character to do what President Lincon once did, which is to protect the rights of those whose rights are not being acknowledged. If you are interested in helping our cause to right the wrongs of Texas' past please contact me at your convenience.

Best Regards,
David Alejandro Ruiz