𝙀𝘿𝘿𝙄𝙀 𝙂𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙄𝘼 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙎 𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙍𝙀𝙋𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙀 𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙔 𝙔𝙕𝘼𝙂𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙍𝙀 𝘼𝙎 𝙏𝘼𝙓 𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙊𝙍-𝘾𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙊𝙍

 

Eddie Garcia, flanked by campaign manager and wife at DK's

While Tony Yzaguirre has been entrenched in the Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector office for 35 years, challenger Eddie Garcia is not a newbie, but someone whose toil for the City of Brownsville actually parrallel's Yzaguirre's service, but in different roles.

After a 6 year stint in the U.S. Air Force, Garcia worked 32 years for the Brownsville Police Department, 20 years leading the Brownsville City Employees Credit Union and 4 years on the BISD board.  

When asked how county tax assessing and collecting would be different under his leadership, Garcia's answer was short:  "Customer service."

During a campaign event at Dk's Stix and Stuff on Ruben Torres Boulevard Saturday, Garcia said the same thing and entertained complaints from county patrons about long lines at county tax offices.

"My emphasis will not be just Brownsville, but improving service in all of Cameron County," Garcia told me at the event.

"Yes, we have several satellite offices in various places, but they don't all offer the same services," added Garcia.

Tony Yzaguirre and Family After Acquittal in 2017

The incumbent, Tony Yzaguirre, faced 22 counts of bribery and abuse of office in 2017, but 7 of the charges were dropped and he was acquitted of the remaining 15 charges.