Reform candidates won two seats on the Progreso school board. It was a setback for the Alanis clan, which has dominated city and school politics for a decade.
Voters in the border town of Progreso have a dealt a blow to the Alanis clan, removing one of its members from the school board. The family has dominated municipal government and the Progreso school district for a decade, but its grip on power has been weakened in recent months by a federal investigation into cocaine trafficking in South Texas . Gerardo 'Jerry' Alanis , then mayor of Progreso , was arrested in March on charges of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute.
Mayor of Texas border town mayor arrested on drug trafficking charges “The community has spoken,” Carmen Acosta, one of the winning candidates, said after the election, as reported by ValleyCentral.com. “They had the courage to say enough is enough. It’s not our victory. It’s Progreso’s victory.” Acosta, an attendance clerk for the neighboring Santa Maria school district, out-polled Alex Alanis, 675 to 558, according to unofficial results released by the Hidalgo County Elections Department.
FBI scrutinizes payroll records of Texas border town as part of cocaine investigation Acosta and Flores were both political novices running for elective office for the first time. In challenging Alanis, Acosta took on a formidable political dynasty. Members of the Alanis clan have been fixtures in city government and the school district, holding both elective offices and jobs on the public payroll.
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