THE AWFUL TRUTH OF OLIVEIRA VS DOMINGUEZ FOR DISTRICT 37

Representative Rene Oliveira

Rene Oliveira, at this point in life, is nothing more than a piece of human excrement, his brain cells likely damaged after years, decades of some sort of substance abuse.  

If he had responsible loved ones, relatives, brothers or sisters, they would be channeling him into some sort of rehab as we type.

In a perfect world, Oliveira would be facing a bright, young opponent for District 37, that could research the history of Oliveira's ineptitude in representing Brownsville and District 37, making a clear case for his replacement.

But, Alex Dominguez is not that man!

Young Alex has simply not done his homework and has not presented the obvious case against Oliveira.  

Dammit, Alex.  Do you not even realize that Rene  Oliveira's chief accomplishment in the Texas House is raising Linebarger's collection fee to 20%, netting the huge law firm millions paid for by poor folk like those in Cameron County?

Dammit, Alex.  I thought you had study skills!

Now, Alex, go back to 2012. With Rene Oliveira retained by BISD as interim counsel, but still connected to Linebarger, the February 2, 2012 board meeting agenda contains an action item INCREASING the tax collection rate by 2.5%, netting the collection firm an extra $125,000. And who is that newly named firm? Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson LLP.

Oliveira made even MORE money for Linebarger.  No wonder he's been retained on a 6 figure salary ever since!

We must not limit Oliveira's traitorous betrayal of Brownsville and Cameron County to tax matters. We must not forget Oliveira's treacherous attempt to effectively nullify the 4-3 vote to preserve Texas Southmost College. Rene totally misrepresented the will of the people by trying to overturn that vote with a house bill essentially for unification. Only by the efforts of TSC Trustee Adela Garza to lobby the committee, carefully laying out the actual situation at UTB/TSC was Oliveira's attempted sabotage thwarted. Yes, Rene Oliveira is a representative, but not of the people of Brownsville, Cameron County and District 37.

But, Alex.  You were not bright enough to share this with the voters.

Alex Dominguez

By all accounts, Alex, you are a person of integrity, honesty.  Yet, you lacked the political skill set to make your case against one of the weakest, most vulnerable candidates in south Texas history.

Your vision was reduced to eliminating the state sales tax on tampons, a nice idea, but hardly visionary!

Even if elected, you would not have the seniority or tenure to do much if anything for District 37.  Being on the bottom of seniority as a member of the minority party, without extraordinary political skill, means you could do nothing for District 37.

Rene Oliveira, with all his warts, has the seniority, the recognition in a primarily Republican Texas House of Representatives, to, at least do SOMETHING for Brownsville, Cameron County.  

Alex, you are overmatched.