From the Houston Chronicle:
State Rep. Poncho Nevárez faces drug charge after he lost cocaine at Austin airport
State Rep. Poncho Nevárez faces a drug charge after being caught on surveillance cameras at the Austin airport dropping a sealed envelope that contained four baggies of cocaine.
Nevárez, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, is charged with third-degree felony possession of a controlled substance, according to an arrest warrant filed Thursday by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The offense is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Bond was set at $10,000.
Those were the first two paragraphs of the story - the third will explain why Mr. Nevárez will walk away:
The Democrat from Eagle Pass, who announced last week he wouldn’t seek re-election, said Thursday “the news is true” and that he plans to seek treatment.
And the event happened two months ago and is only being reported now:
It is unclear why it took two months for authorities to charge Nevárez; the public safety department would not explain the timing on Thursday.
An affidavit related to the case was posted online late Wednesday night by the conservative activist group Direct Action Texas.
The revelation comes about a week after Nevárez announced he was deactivating his office’s Facebook page, followed by a retirement announcement two days later.
So you do not touch Democrats while they are in office. I thought that Texas was better run (except for Austin).
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