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elected at the Fort Worth, Texas Convention of 1978 and reelected at the 1980 Acapulco Convention [21] 1982–1984 Esperanza Bermudes de Morales: Nicaragua elected at the El Paso, Texas Convention of 1982 [21] 1984–1986 Sara R. de García Jaramillo Peru elected at the McAllen, Texas Convention of 1984 [21] 1986–1988 Helena Torres Muga Richards
Emma Beatrice Tenayuca (December 21, 1916 – July 23, 1999) was an American labor leader, union organizer, civil rights activist, and educator.She is best known for her work organizing Mexican workers in Texas during the 1930s, particularly for leading the 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike.
However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso (except a sliver in the east) and most of its surrounding suburban communities. Since the 1990s, the 16th has been the only Democratic bastion in heavily Republican West Texas.
The Texas Triangle is a region of Texas that contains the state's five largest cities and is home to the majority of the state's population. The Texas Triangle is formed by the state's four main urban centers, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, connected by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35.
Due to the 23rd's size, the ruling forced the redrawing of five districts between El Paso and San Antonio, including the 25th. For the 2006 election, Doggett regained most of his old base in Austin (though not the area around the University of Texas at Austin , which stayed in the 21st), and also picked up several suburbs southeast of the city.
The government’s caps have helped to create a black market for buprenorphine. Fischer says a friendly drug dealer educated him on the medication. He was living outside San Antonio, Texas, at the time, shooting up three grams of heroin a day, and often using it in tandem with methamphetamines.
The Texas Department of Public Safety classifies Tango Blast as a "loose affiliation" gang, with "relaxed membership requirements and little to no detectable leadership hierarchy." [ 14 ] The El Paso County sheriff's officials have noted that "there is no known formal organization of the gang on El Paso streets."
The 23rd district runs along the majority of Texas' border with Mexico, north of the Rio Grande. It stretches from western San Antonio to El Paso, encompassing numerous county seats and towns of regional economic importance. The district is predominantly rural.