Has Tony Martinez Found A New Plant to Run Against Martin Sarkis for City Commissioner Position 3?

Sandra Langley

From the editor:  Back on January 24th, the day that Debbie Portillo dropped out of the District 3 commissioner race, we raised the rhetorical question "Who Will Tony Buy Now?"  The information below may be the beginning of an answer to that question:

 Mayor Tony Martinez is accustomed to manipulating with money.  Monetarily support a candidate for City Commissioner now to count on their vote later.  He achieved two virtual locks on the current commission with that approach; Rose Gowen and Estela Chavez-Vasquez.

This past winter Tony pursued young Debbie Portillo as a possible plant for District 3, but once her name surfaced she withered under the heat of publicity and soon dropped out.

Now, we're hearing that Tony may have a replacement plant in the works; Sandra Langley.  We understand she was Tony's appointment to the GBIC, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation and she accompanied his group in the "Senior Trip" to Colombia at taxpayer's expense.  More information should be forthcoming in the next few days about Langley.  We do hear, though, that the mayor is not at all pleased with the prospect of having to deal with an independent voice like Brownsville businessman Martin Sarkis on the commission.