(Ed.'s Note: No less than two people who wen to vote at the City of Brownsville Public Library sent us photos showing Brownsville Independent School District incumbent Joe Rodriguez greeting people as they entered the rear of the library and into the hallway where early voting was being conducted.
One of us told us that "Coach" Joe (rather feeble now and swinging his walker) said he had already voted and said he "would appreciate "anything you could do."
Now, Rodriguez was not wearing any campaign signs or T-shirts, but that would seem to us to be campaigning within the restricted area. We understand that the voting poll judge was advised that Rodriguez was greeting voters as they entered the area and was told in no uncertain terms he could not do that. As it is, he owns the property adjoining the library and has the fence plastered with his signs.
Is Rodriguez – facing challenges from Prisci Roca-Tipton, Randy Gonzales, and Jorge Valdez – hearing the footsteps of defeat and has decided to pull out all the stops, including illegal campaigning at the polls?