If ever there was any question that 404th District Judge Elia Cornejo-Lopez is taking a personal interest in removing incumbent Brownsville Independent School District Place 5 incumbent Caty Presas-Garcia off the board, her actions at the the forum held by Brownsville Educators Standing Together (BEST) seems to have removed all doubt.
Numerous witnesses say that Cornejo-Lopez arrived at the forum and was told that each candidate could only have one guest when she tried to in support of Laura Perez-Reyes who already had a sister as her guest.
Since the attendance to the affair was limited to Brownsville educators and the candidates and guests, she went up to Hector Chirinos and when he said he had no guests, invited herself so she could stay for the forum.
"She kind of stroked his back and went in," said a person who attended. "Chirinos just smiled."
Cornejo-Lopez has left no doubt that she has been targeting Presas-Garcia and that Perez-Reyes is on her slate even though as a district judge she is not supposed to be publicly endorsing or lending her position to support anyone politically.
As she was passing a group who was talking with candidate Erasmo Castro and Presas-Garcia and then burst out laughing by coincidence when she passed by, she took it as if she was the object of their laughter and shot back: "We'll see who's laughing after the election."
Then, as candidates were answering questions from the members, it became obvious that she was texting with Perez-Reyes to help her with the responses. The candidate would read and look down at her cell phone and in the direction the judge was sitting."When the organizers told those attending that the use of cell phones would no ;longer be permitted, she got up and left," said a teacher at the forum.
Generally, the incumbents had the advantage in answering BISD system questions since they dealt mostly with pay raises and teacher issues. Most challengers said they would have to wait and learn the specifics of the questions. The one exception of Dr. Sylvia Atkinson, a former BISD Asst. superintendent who was fairly explicit in her answers to the educators' queries.
Cornejo-Lopez has made no secret that she wants Presas-Garcia off the board.
In fact, she filed to run against her and would have appeared on the general ballot as the Democratic Party nominee for the 404th District Judgeship and on the separate BISD ballot in November until party officials told her it was against the Texas election Code.
Currently, there are two complaints against her filing as BISD trustee since the judicial canons state that a judge shall resign upon filing for another elective position. She withdrew as a BISD candidate four minutes after 5 p.m.the next day.
Insiders say that Cornejo-Lopez, a former BISD trustee, as well another former trustee, Hugh Emerson, have targeted Presas-Garcia for defeat because both had students at the BISD who applied for a Pre-AP class but missed the application deadline.
Other students without parents who were former BISD trustees were in the same boat and were not granted an exemption. When they heard that Cornejo-Lopez's and Emerson's children were going to be allowed, they contacted Presas-Garcia who went to administration to find out about the favored treatment that was going to be afforded the two students.
Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas could not explain and all the students' applications that were filed past the deadline were rejected.
"Thats' when the bad blood began and the former trustees started to work against her," they said. "Now, since Elia couldn't run, she is supporting Perez-Reyes to try to remove Caty."
34 comments:
Man corn hole go away you bully
Cornejo's daughter has always garnered preferential treatment. They should.let her be in the previous AP courses, it's not like she going to pass the AP exam anyways. Poor Elia you can take her out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of her.
We all noticed Laura La Changa looking down at her cellphone for answers but we were not aware it was the Judge Lopez. Even still she did a crappy job. You can't fix STUPID not even with TWO judges at your side.
I second that. She's like a bad rash showing up when you least expect it to. Because of her I will never vote for Leo instead I'll write in Randy for Tax Assessor.
elia que FEA ESTAS
Laura Reyes is all confident now because Judge Lopez is behind her clueless arse. I despise her more now. If she's gonna be taking advice from her and Judge Gonzalez plus Mike Hernandez then she's definitely a puppet. I dislike her more than I did before. By the way India Reyes, looking for answers on your phone for Elia's answers is cheating. But you know this.
She grew up in the barrio of LA MURALLA. It's her way or the highway.
Very interesting I was not certain on who to vote for in this race but now I am I will be voting for ms Katy ! Thank you for standing up for all !
We need more people like Caty to stand up against corruption in Bisd
I have to be honest when I say I was voting for Laura and at the present time I'm going for Presas. Both she and Atkinson did an excellent job. But my vote is still for Rigo.
Am I the only one who noticed Laura is out of her league? Rigo and Catalina for BISD
SHE SHO' IS OGLY
Why are some of you just seeing that Mrs. Presas-Garcia is fighting for all student now, she's been doing this the whole time she's been at BISD. Why did those parents call Presas-Garcia and not other members of the board,because other members don't have the balls to go against a Judge and ex school board member.Goes to show you, who really has the balls. Enough said
My prayers are with Katy! She has stood up for righteousness and we need her to continue! God bless you!
Zendejas and Joe Rodriguez are financing 3 candidates: Phil Cowen, Chirinos, and
Whittemore, Erasmo Castro was put there by Caty to split the vote. Catalina will win, so chew on that.
caty you are doing a good job as a bisd member you have our vote .
I think it is being disrespectful to the guest when a candidate has their personal cell phone use during a forum..
Anonymous said...
caty you are doing a good job as a bisd member you have our vote .
September 21, 2016 at 11:59 PM
Catita...you are crazy mijita! Everyone knows that is you writing this! wow catita....you are crazier than we thought! I will pray for you mijita.
go caty
Just another example of the arrogance of Elia Cornhole Lopez. She wants special privilege as "Da Judge" and she wants BISD to give preferential treatment to her kids, because she is "Da Judge"....what a Bi-atch.
I witnessed the judges childless behavior and I was dumbfounded. I could belive this behavior was coming from an adult muchless a state district judge. If she was in west Texas she be disbarred and placed in a mental hospital. "Gringos" don't put up with Stupidity.
Out of all these candidates, its about picking the lesser evil.
Laura Perez by the looks of it doesn't know what she's doing and she is clearly being persuaded by higher-ups with a hidden agenda to run for a position.
Erasmo is just an attention-seeker person, maybe he means well, but he will not be taken seriously with the way he blasts people on social media, cyber-bullies, and makes it seem that he does not take issues serious.
Cata at least has stood up to people like that judge. Yeah, she's taken advantage of the system and done many things, but like I said. She's the lesser evil if these are our only choices. So I vote Cata.
Da judge can care less about the teachers plights with administration she was only in it for herself and what she could get out Bisd.Its amazing that the Voters of this county couldn't see the real person before they voted her in .I wish the people of Brownsville would do more homework on these individuals there voting for its no rocket science from the city to county and Bisd.
Yea now she's got this nincompoop doing her dirty wrk
The incumbents are proven thieves. Some candidates are OP1033 puppets and other candidates do not even live in Brownsville. We have maybe three good people in the whole lot of candidates. God bless the children of BISD.
Which are the good ones?
I've heard Laura Reyes is with OP1033 and Sylvia Atkinson has a photo I saw with Mike Hernandez. Whether they actually are we will never know. Just wanted in case I'm voting the opposition just don't know who at this moment. Only time will tell.
If you ask me good ones are Rigo Bocanegra Arge Miller Roberto Euresti Orlando Trevino Laura Castro and legislative branch says Catalina Presas. I need to meet Minerva Peña to see how she is but Powers is a huge no
When is someone with the State going to put this fat ugly pig in line? The pig has been always been a bully! She abuses her position as Judge and no one has done anything about it! Where are you Mr. DA!
A state judge who does not know the law? How embarrassing! But since she thinks her s--- does not smell, she thinks people will bow down to her. Not Cati! Cati has some good and bad points - like we all do - but she knows what she is talking about. Sometimes the truth hurts, but the truth for Cati is that a board member is there for all the
children, not just her son, like that special AP young lady who expected exceptions to be made since she is the judge's daughter.
My studies are leaning towards Chirinos, Cati, Cowen, Whittemore.
Pena so se calla el "mouth."
WHO told Laura she has what it takes to be an elected official? Little monkey face was a hoodrat back in the day at Lopez H.S. I can see it now, at the next Xmas party, some attorneys wife will show up and kick her ass. Oh wait, she's married now. She doesn't do that.
People don't want to hear the truth. They just want to keep ALLOWING stealing.
If you're going to insult someone get it right, Laura went to Pace. Are we to think that none of you made mistakes in your yesteryears? Politics are so nasty, but shame on you for bringing up such old news.
Oh so there is old news?
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