(Ruben Cortez, candidate for Texas House of Representatives District 37, had three cases in court for delinquent taxes totaling some $50,000, one dating back to 2016, and was interviewed by a local broadcaster where he admitted as much. One of those properties was under the name of Rick Zayas, his business partner's name. Following the interview, Zayas appeared at the delinquent tax firm's office and paid the debt in full late Thursday. Subsequently, Cortez cancelled his advertisement contract with the broadcast station of the reporter who cornered him on his tax debt.)
Special to El Rrun-Rrun
A search of court dockets and tax rolls has revealed that Ruben Cortez, candidate for newly-configured Texas House of Representatives District 37, as of Thursday afternoon is not only delinquent in his residence taxes since 2016, but that there are three lawsuits charging him with also not paying back taxes dating back to 2018 on a condominium on South Padre Island valued at more than $160,000.
All told, there are three lawsuits and tax last year's taxes on his home and personal property charging him with delinquent taxes, penalties and fees totaling $50,210.
He faces local businessman Luis Villarreal and Harlingen city commissioner Frank Puente in the Democratic Party primary March 1.
In the first lawsuit on his property (2021-DCL-06926), delinquent tax collection law firm Linebarger, Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP charges that Cortez and wife Sandra K. Cortez owe a total of $23,750 in back taxes and fees on the property valued at $150, 798 at 735 Havana St. at the Brownsville Country Club.
(The property is listed under Brownsville attorney Rick Zayas, but he has said that the real owner is Cortez ad that he was just "holding" it for him. He directed all question on the delinquent taxes to Cortez, his former colleague on the Brownsville Independent School District board of trustees.)
And the firm has also filed a lawsuit (2021-DCL-01837-1) on personal property for two accounts listed as Snakre Vending LLC dating as far back as 2018 for $3,067.
Snakre Vending was the LLC formed by Zayas and Cortez when they were given the commissary contract with the Cameron County Sheriff's Dept. that generated close to $1 million in annual sales to prisoners at the county's detention centers.
And to top it off, Cortez is also behind $2,250 on his 2021 taxes on his home at 735 Habana St. If he does not pay this amount in the next four months, it will generate a fourth lawsuit.
Taxes on the properties are owed to the Brownsville ISD, South Texas ISD, the CIty of Brownsville, Brownsville Navigation District, Cameron County, Drainage District #1, and Texas Souhmost College.
It's ironic that Cortez is behind n his taxes to the BISD since his wife Sandra is a principal at Yturria Elementary commanding a $100,000-plus salary. Not paying his school district taxes, in effect, shifts the tax burden to the rest of the district's taxpayers who pay his wife's salary.
32 comments:
So, what's the penalty/punishment?
You don't say that.
porque no, guey?
The real story here is not that he owes taxes Mr. Editor…. The real story is why would Rubén Cortez be given a pass on his taxes by Linebarger by not paying his taxes since 2016, when every other lawsuit they filed on delinquent taxes has an average of a year and a half!!! Why does Linebarger give special allowances to someone on the Texas Board of Education when all others are set to a different set of rules? Not fair and someone should ask Linebarger why they use this practice. Shameful.
How much do women really control their pussy. Juan?
15% of the time.
20% of the time.
50% of the time.
100% of the time.
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Nobody cares. Everybody in town is delinquent on taxes!
Andas fuera de onda, puto!
nopalitos.
Im voting for Cortez!
You do this cause you hate his mother, right? Well, fuck you, Montoya!
Go Ruben!!!!!
Tempest in a teapot.
After Eric Garza, Montoya out to sink another Mexican. Andale, andale!
R.I.P. Jimmy Connors
Once a”thug” always a “thug”. Es puro pachuco ese idiota pendejo mariguano.
metiendo mano.
Cameron County residents, I am above the law.
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#nobodycares and the opponent doesn’t really need to do this…..run on what you can do…not what your opponent has failed to do…..
Que bnoito, i am voting for him, otro RATON
Brownsville/Matamoros ISD is a slum of a public school; a laughing stock by the rest of the state. As long as these little Mexicans get their FREE MEALS everyday, who cares about academics...mama is on WELFARE FOR LIFE!
February 4, 2022 at 10:40 AM
Y los hillbillys que? son puros mamones y huevones verdad pinche gringo/coco lambiscon
PAGAN LAS TAXAS PINCHE RATAS
It’s sad too see the conversation about this race be about non-paid taxes. Let’s talk about merits of the candidates, their experiences, and their ideas. I know Ruben is a real democrat! Viva Cortez!
PAGA LAS TAXAS PINCHE RATA!
Cortez is a failure. He is another Lucio Sucio.
Why doesn't Ruben Cortez let his mom pay the back taxes? That "Naca" POS is making a killing with performing weddings on county time and pocketing the profits without paying a dollar to the county or much less IRS?
HAHA pinche gente still supports Cortez 😂
Paga las taxes cabron!!!
Ruben is a real democrat which means he is a crook. Stop voting for democrats just because your grandma did. Start thinking for your self and get off the plantation.
A este pelado lo mantiene la vieja.
This situation is so pathetic it is sad.
7:35am.
Penalty is, you will not be re-elected. And that is a good decisions.
February 4, 2022 at 11:28 AM
Lambiscon he's only experience is how to avoid paying taxes
idiota
February 4, 2022 at 8:32 AM
Yes GO, pay your taxes pinche RATA.....
Make a good couple in prison
A lot of property was heist from the citizens en la 421 drive to that area and you see A LOT of empty houses seize by the city and county.
Y este pendejetes not paying his taxes and running for an elected office.
THIS IS AN INSULT TO ALL CITIZENS, SEIZE HIS PROPERTY, JUST LIKE THEY DO TO THE NON- PRIVILEGE.
VOTE ALL THESE RATAS OUT, DO NOT RE-ELECT NOBODY, NOBODY, NO- BODY!!!!!
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