The Texas Supreme Court rejected to hear the case of Rodriguez v. Rangel Jr. #23-0986 regarding the November 8, 2022 election contest and reaffirmed the previous decision by the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals in case #04-23-00099-CV to uphold the ruling (judgment) of the 49th District Court of Webb County case #2022CVK001669D1 that Rangel Jr. had won the election in 2022.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
January 27, 2024
Laredo, Texas - On Friday, the Laredo City Attorney's Office announced that Councilwoman Daisy Campos-Rodriguez from District 2 was officially removed from office and Ricardo "Richie" Rangel Jr. was sworned-in as the newly elected Council member for District 2. Rangel Jr. had challenged Rodriguez win after it was determined that the Rodriguez campaign had engaged in election fraud and multiple people including 4 Laredo police officers and a supervisor committed election fraud by voting and declaring to have resided at various address in the Laredo Council District 2, when in fact they didn't lived at the residence addresses. Many were known acquaintances, friends and some related to Rodriguez. Since, it was found that those identified individuals committed election fraud, their votes (11) for Rodriguez were voided and Rangel Jr. was declared the official winner. (http://tinyurl.com/29fx7rzn)
In brief: City Council Candidate Rangel had filed a lawsuit claiming that multiple people who voted for Campos-Rodriguez had committed voter fraud. Rodriguez had originally won by 6 votes in November 2022, but on February 1, 2023, Webb County Judge Susan Reed for the 49th District Court of Webb County found that 11 people who know Rodriguez voted illegally by claiming addresses in District 2 that they admitted in court weren't their actual addresses. 4 Laredo Police officers, 1 U.S. Border Patrol agent, 2 real estate agents and City employees, according to the Rangel's lawsuit. (https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/12/defeated-candidate-ricardo-rangel-jr.html)
Rangel was declared the winner of the City Council seat in District 2 by Judge Reed in the lawsuit.
Rodriguez appealed the decision and the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals reaffirmed the lower court's decision. (https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/11/texas-court-of-appeals-affirmed-ricardo.html)
Rodriguez then filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court to hear her appeal, but the Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied her petition to hear and review her appeal case, citing that the Texas Supreme Court reaffirmed the lower courts judgement.
Rodriguez in her Facebook account released a statement saying that she will run for the Laredo Council District 2 seat in 2026.
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