Tag: Edinburg Voter Fraud Trial

Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina officially announced he is seeking reelection for mayor despite his indictment for illegal voting and election fraud. Molina issued a news...

Council members ordered an election that will give residents the option to amend the city charter so that any future elected official charged with a felony is automatically suspended from office, all while raising questions of due process and dragging the criminal cases against the mayor and the Texas Attorney General into the discussion.  Read the full story at themonitor.com.

Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial has been delayed. The Hidalgo County Board of Judges filed an order Thursday halting jury trials in June. Molina’s trial was originally scheduled for Monday, June 1. “The court has been made aware that all jury trials for the month of June have been canceled by action of the Hidalgo County Board of Judges and that jury panels will not be made available on June 1,” stated an order signed Monday and filed Thursday, and signed by visiting Judge Carlos Valdez. Read the full story at themonitor.com.

A familiar face is returning to the city. Former city secretary Myra Ayala will return to her post after being away for almost two years. Ayala resigned her duties as city secretary February 2018 to work for the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation as director of business operations and marketing. Read the full story at themonitor.com.

Elections have consequences, and for some high-ranking city officials here, it could spell trouble as the power on the council shifts. Edinburg City Manager Juan Guerra, City Secretary Ludivina Leal, and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation board appear to be first on the chopping block. That’s according to Wednesday’s council agenda, which marks the first meeting since Mayor Richard Molina lost his majority last week.  Those positions, which the current majority either hired or appointed, have been a point of contention for various reasons.  Read the full story at themonitor.com.

EDINBURG — Another suspect in the Attorney General’s office investigation into potential voter fraud over the 2017 municipal election has been arraigned. During a formal...

EDINBURG — The mayor here is expected to stand trial in December for alleged voter fraud. Hidalgo County Court records indicate Mayor Richard Molina’s trial...

When a KRGV reporter reached out to interview Richard Molina in March 2018 about allegations of voter fraud, the mayor of Edinburg, who has...

EDINBURG — City Manager Juan Guerra said when he verbally reprimanded spokesperson Cary Zayas for her behavior at Mayor Richard Molina’s arraignment proceedings last...

Edinburg spokesperson Cary Zayas received a verbal reprimand after physically obstructing news media following last month’s arraignment of Mayor Richard Molina and his wife, Dalia Molina, on...