Despite Going 0-6 in BND and TSC Races, Car Dealer Mike Hernandez III Is Not Going Away

Mike Hernandez III, (Photo by
Brownsville Herald's Miguel Roberts)

Somehow Brownsville voters dodged the six bullets sent their way by Dallas car dealer Mike Hernandez III. They rejected all 6 of his candidates for the Brownsville Navigation District and Texas Southmost College elections.  

The final defeat was the trouncing OP 10.33 candidate Evelyn Cantu received at the hands of Tony Zavaleta-Reid Saturday in the TSC election runoff.

The subliminal message sent by Hernandez selection of 6 candidates for positions critical to Brownsville's future, especially picking two total novices like Daniel Pizana and Beatriz Hockaday, throwing at least $140,000 into their campaigns, was that Mike himself knew more about running BND and TSC than any of those already serving.

Let the record show that, despite Hernandez being one of many thousand successful car dealers in the U.S., he proved himself an annoying amateur in his entry into Brownsville politics.  It's doubtful he's an expert in managing a port or community college, either.

We bloggers, for once united at something, might be inclined to take partial credit for Mike's bitter defeats, but the more likely truth is that, for these horse races, Mike chose to put his money down on nags.  It's sometimes called market research, Mike.

Mike also made himself a subject of derision by aligning himself with Carlos Marin, who, despite keeping a low public profile, has manipulated Brownsville politics for years to the benefit of his engineering firm Ambiotec, Inc.

Eddie Lucio III

But, Mike is hardheaded. He's not going away. He's already working another angle to influence Brownsville. According to Juan Montoya, State Senator Eddie Lucio III and his staffer Ruben O'Bell are already quite comfortable, thank you, in rides furnished by D&M Leasing, Hernandez' dealership in Dallas.  Lucio III was hired by Hernandez as a "consultant."
Who's next for a car?  Maybe, Brownsville backstabber "Representative" Rene Oliveira will get something to drive.  Make sure you provide insurance, Mike.