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Hidalgo County (/ h ɪ ˈ d æ l ɡ oʊ /; Spanish pronunciation:) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census , its population was 870,781, [ 2 ] making it the ninth-most populous county in Texas , and the most populous county outside of the counties in the Texas Triangle .
Billy Leo, who died in 2018, was at one point mayor of La Joya, a Rio Grande Valley city of about 4,600 people, and Hidalgo County clerk — among several other public roles he held in South Texas.
While at the Sheriff's Office, Padilla, who was considered the number 2 lawman of Hidalgo County, [10] oversaw the now defunct Panama Unit. [11] During the Panama Unit trial with Deputy Jorge Garza, federal judge Randy Crane notified Padilla that he was the subject of a federal investigation and Padilla subsequently "plead the Fifth" in court ...
In 2018, after three terms as Hidalgo County Judge, Ramon Garcia did not seek re-election. Cortez became the nominee for the Democratic Party and defeated Republican Jane Cross with 72% of the vote or 106,745 votes to Cross with 28% of the vote or 42,331 votes. On January 1, 2019, Richard Cortez took office as Hidalgo County Judge. [3]
The task force answered directly to Hidalgo Co. Sheriff Lupe Trevino. [7] Also indicted for the Panama Unit's role in stealing drug loads from drug dealers and selling them to an alleged drug trafficker includes the now former head of the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office Crime Stoppers, J.P. Flores. [ 8 ]
On April 2, 2014, the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court appointed J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, who was Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Constable at the time, to replace Guadalupe Treviño, who resigned on March 28, 2014, saying both internal and external pressure started building on December 12, 2012, when the Panama Unit scandal broke. [1]
Pages in category "Hidalgo County, Texas" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office (Texas) T. Texas Senate ...
Progreso is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,507 at the time of the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.