By Juan Montoya
So how is it that on one hand, Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. is outwardly supporting Ralph Cowen in his bod to remain on the board of the Brownsville Navigation District while Son of Lucio Eddie Lucio III is a paid consultant with OP 10.33, the group that wants to oust him and replace him with banker Raul Villanueva?
Lucio III's role in the group's slash-and-burn strategy of targeting politician they consider "detrimental" to their goals has become all the more apparent because of his visits to local elected leaders trying to grease the skids for its acceptance into the local political pecking order. Call it "consulting" as the senior Lucio did when he "introduced" Dannenbaum Engineering to a former port board and had them oust Brown and Root to set up the $21-million heist of the Bridge to Nowhere. Before that, Sen. Lucio also talked the Willacy County commissioners to give the prison contract to his "clients" that resulted in four commissioners getting indicted for taking bribes from people associated with that company.
If you remember, Ralph Cowen is the brother of Paul Cowen, the longtime (20 years plus) administrative assistant to the senator. The senior Lucio obviously feels some sort of feigned loyalty to his trusted aide.
Yet, while the senator has come out for Ralph, his son is running interference for the very group that is trying to oust him.
How that does that work?
"That's the typical Lucio strategy of playing both ends against the middle," said a longtime political observer. "If one wins, the Lucios win. If the other wins, a Lucio still wins. The Lucios look out for the Lucios.
The father-son one-two punch has been finessed by Lucio Jr. and Son-of-Lucio III in past races. For example, in the past race for Cameron County Clerk, while one (Lucio III) was ostensibly supporting Arnold Flores, a former office staffer, the senior Lucio seemed to be in countless photos with current clerk Sylvia Garza-Perez, the eventual winner.
Do the Cowens know this is happening? And if they do, will their longtime alliance to the Lucios blind them to the sleight-of-hand the Lucios are playing on them? Or are they so beholdent o the Lucio Dynasty that they will overlook the obvious manipulation (for money) of their families' friendship?
So whether Cowen wins in this race for the port or not, guess who will come out on top anyway? You guessed it! The Teflon Lucios.
13 comments:
So Eddie III needs his own Dannenbaum Engineering in the name of Ambiotec? Yes, let's keep the thieving local.
The Lucios are the city's answer to spilled sewage. They have the faces of sun-parched turds...
The one that pulls the dirty strings behind the Lucios Is chief of staff Ruben Obell. The feds are on to him....it is a matter of time he falls.
I lost respect for the Lucios especially since the elder turd supported Joe Rivera the Mexican Bill Cosby and the jerk Sylvia garza Perra they have no shame no loyalty and guts
The Lucio's are "dinasaurs" and should retire...all of them. They all feel "entitled" and have sold their votes to special interests. Bobby Lucio seems to believe that the community should keep his golf business solvent...when he can't. The only Lucio in Brownsville that I think is an honest man is Mr. Lucio the pest control man. If only he could rid us of pests named Lucio.
The Lucios are pieces of shit. Like seriously the worst thing that has happened to this area since Hurricane Buelah. Their corruption and thirst for power are what keep us poor, and themselves rich. Op33 should focus on them instead of Tsc.
Lucio Sucios may they rot in hell.
Then why don't you all complainers out there run for office? Huh? Pos no que muy cuerdas?
I'll tell you why? Porque les faltan huevos, bola de jotos. Sea, lo que sea, seran malos los Lucio, o seran buenos, quien sabe? Pero eso si, a los dos no les faltan huevos para meterse al ring a echar chingazos...
A ver? Metanse al CUADRILATERO, como Raulito y Ed (mis respetos, it takes balls para aguantar las criticas incoherentes y sin logica de gente chafa...COMO LA GENTE QUE LEE ESTE BLOG, me included?)?
Pos no que no? Entonces callense el hocico, bola the jodidos, ignorantes, punetones! You want change? Throw your name in the hat! Run for something, pero dejen de decir pendejadas por el amor de dios.
The Feds should start with looking into everything Blue Bell awarded during his time on BCIC. Why were the Lucios getting contracts while he was chair?
Actually, Juan, you have it all wrong.
It's the Senator who supports Ralph and Ed.
Little Eddie is not helping anyone though he has deep ties to Ralph and Tito.
MAMALOS
Shut the fuck up! Name recognition and no shame or integrity ; that's what the Lucio clan have; not "balls!" If they had any balls they would stop raping their constituents ; resign office , and pay back all the money they have plundered from the taxpayers . Try posting a more coherent argument instead of your weak comments . ....yawn.
It takes money, lots of money to run for office and who can run a successful campaign against an established incumbent?
Dan DeLeon tried and look at his numbers.
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