Greg Abbott names Mexican-born county judge secretary of state
Continuing his courtship of Hispanic voters and the Rio Grande Valley, Gov.-elect Greg Abbott Tuesday announced his intention to nominate Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos as secretary of state, the state’s top election official and the governor’s liaison on border issues and Mexico affairs.
Born in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Cascos immigrated to the United States as a child and became a permanent resident and citizen in adolescence. A Republican, he was just re-elected to a third term as Cameron County judge.
“On election night I made a promise to the people of Texas that I would begin work immediately to keep Texas the beacon of opportunity and the best state in the United States of America. I also promised that I would fight for all Texans and that I would unite our great state with key appointments that reflect both the geography and the diversity of our great state,” Abbott said at a late-afternoon press conference with Cascos at the Capitol. “Texans from every corner of the state need to feel that they are part of the state’s leadership, that they are co-authors of our future.”
Abbott noted that his first trip since his election was to the Valley Tuesday to meet with the Brownsville Economic Development Council, and that he had returned to Austin accompanied by Cascos, his wife and daughters to announce the judge’s appointment.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/gov-elect-abbott-names-mexican-born-county-judge-s/nh5Sj/
[font color=green]Abbott probably realized that he could pay him half of what an American-born judge would want for the same job.[/font]
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