Civil suit alleges Hidalgo Co. GOP Chair ‘aided and abetted’ brother’s sexual misconduct

A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges longtime Rio Grande Valley political operative Aron Peña III sexually assaulted a woman this summer, part of an alleged 12-year history of abuse the suit claims was aided and abetted by Peña’s sister, Hidalgo County Republican Party Chair Adrienne Peña-Garza.