Selected newspaper articles related to Eligio de la Garza
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| Headline | Newspaper | Columnist | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘It’s overwhelming’: Flooding in Valley’s rural communities left residents in despair | McAllen Monitor | Jimenez, F. | 04/12/2025 |
| Mexico isn’t only culprit for lack of sufficient water, damage to Valley economy | McAllen Monitor | Editorial | 03/08/2024 |
| It’s too soon to tell how much Valley politics is changing | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 03/23/2022 |
| Survey on census question justifiable despite removal | McAllen Monitor | Editorial | 08/05/2019 |
| Kika de la Garza’s legacy inspires, lives on at UTRGV | Rio Grande Guardian | Fagan, G. | 03/30/2017 |
| ‘Kika’ de la Garza celebrated in funeral | Valley Morning Star | Ferman, M. | 03/18/2017 |
| Kika de la Garza was a champion of South Texas | McAllen Monitor | Hinojosa, R. | 03/17/2017 |
| Eligio "Kika" de la Garza | McAllen Monitor | Staff | 03/15/2017 |
| Tributes continue to pour in for Kika de la Garza | Rio Grande Guardian | Reyes, D. | 03/15/2017 |
| Former House Agriculture chairman | Dallas Morning News | Staff | 03/14/2017 |
| Congressman Eligio "Kika" de la Garza | McAllen Monitor | Staff | 03/14/2017 |
| Kika de la Garza passes away | Rio Grande Guardian | Reyes, D. | 03/14/2017 |
| Longtime Valley Congressman “Kika” de la Garza passes at 89 | San Antonio Express News | Nelsen, A. | 03/14/2017 |
| ‘Kika’ de la Garza dies at 89 | Valley Morning Star | Ferman, M. | 03/14/2017 |
| No pension | Houston Chronicle | 05/17/1997 | |
| Judge's substitute named | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 05/13/1997 |
| De la Garza reaches main microphone | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, R. | 02/18/1997 |
| 'Kika' wraps up congressional career | Valley Morning Star | Hood, L. | 01/05/1997 |
| Ortiz wins eighth term; Hinojosa will replace retiring de la Garza | Corpus Christi Caller Times | George, R. | 11/06/1996 |
| Race for de la Garza's House seat a 3-way contest | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Pappalardo, J. | 11/01/1996 |
| Quiet race is on to replace Kika | Valley Morning Star | Favila, D. | 10/21/1996 |
| Stenholm, Izzard swap shots in Angelo | San Angelo Standard Times | Stanford, S. | 10/15/1996 |
| 30 years' service | Valley Morning Star | Favila, D. | 10/13/1996 |
| De la Garza looks back on career | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, W. | 10/06/1996 |
| Power & pork | Dallas Morning News | Shribman, D. | 10/06/1996 |
| Hinojosa leads in fund-raising | Valley Morning Star | Hood, L. | 10/04/1996 |
| Kika de la Garza | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 09/26/1996 | |
| De la Garza's goodbye sends message | San Angelo Standard Times | Garland, W. | 09/23/1996 |
| Universities vie to preserve departing lawmakers' papers | Dallas Morning News | Camia, C. | 08/25/1996 |
| House passes controversial English bill | Dallas Morning News | Camia, C. | 08/02/1996 |
| Class of 1946 meets the class of 1996 | Valley Morning Star | Ramos, J. | 06/01/1996 |
| Candidates agree in general, but not in details | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Deselms, J. | 04/07/1996 |
| Welfare, housing assistance may be barred | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Hutcheson, R. | 03/22/1996 |
| Race for Kika's seat stirs suspense | Valley Morning Star | Pfister, B. | 03/11/1996 |
| Economic growth fuels GOP campaigns | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Deselms, J. | 02/25/1996 |
| District 15 race is wide open | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Deselms, J. | 02/25/1996 |
| U.S. Rep., District 15 | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 02/24/1996 | |
| Assertiveness, sincerity boost Cuellar in Austin | Valley Morning Star | Pfister, B. | 02/13/1996 |
| Ortiz raised $110,000 for campaign in 1995 | Valley Morning Star | Weiner, R. | 02/11/1996 |
| Political pundits lobby for votes | Valley Morning Star | Hodges, N. | 01/26/1996 |
| Field of 7 vies for Kika's congressional seat | Valley Morning Star | 01/03/1996 | |
| De la Garza going from House to home | San Antonio Express News | Fohn, J. | 12/31/1995 |
| Haughey, Selman seek de la Garza's seat | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Staff | 12/30/1995 |
| Cuellar eyes Congress | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 12/28/1995 |
| 2 lawmakers won't seek de la Garza's House seat | San Antonio Express News | 12/23/1995 | |
| Farmers will 'sorely miss' de la Garza | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Brooks, K. | 12/22/1995 |
| Another vacancy hurts | Austin American Statesman | 12/20/1995 | |
| De la Garza's departure | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 12/20/1995 | |
| Congressman's wife shares public spotlight | Valley Morning Star | King, B. | 12/20/1995 |
| De la Garza's successor had better get a move on | Valley Morning Star | Pfister, B. | 12/20/1995 |
| Longtime lawmaker won't seek re-election | Austin American Statesman | Arrillaga, P. | 12/19/1995 |
| De la Garza won't run again | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Brooks, K. | 12/19/1995 |
| Democrats lament loss | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, W. | 12/19/1995 |
| De la Garza won't seek re-election | Dallas Morning News | Camia, C. | 12/19/1995 |
| De la Garza decides to end House career | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 12/19/1995 |
| Hopefuls will try to fill Kika's shoes | Valley Morning Star | Pfister, B. | 12/19/1995 |
| Texas, U.S. need border consulate | San Antonio Express News | 09/25/1995 | |
| Texas warned that Gramm cuts could close consulate | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 09/21/1995 |
| Hispanic lawmakers decry judge's ruling | Austin American Statesman | Mittelstadt, M. | 09/08/1995 |
| Valley lawmakers' campaign funds reveal big drop | Valley Morning Star | Weiner, R. | 08/26/1995 |
| Corpus Christi jurist nominated to federal post in Brownsville | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Averyt, L. | 08/12/1995 |
| Defending South Texas bases | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, W. | 06/14/1995 |
| $100 million EPA grant to aid S. Texas colonias | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 01/25/1995 |
| If you're on the dole, you'd be better off in 47 other states | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 01/15/1995 |
| Legislator backs bill to build Valley hospital | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 01/06/1995 |
| El Paso, Valley get grants | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Mittelstadt, M. | 12/20/1994 |
| Texas to receive $7.1 million for education | Austin American Statesman | 11/16/1994 | |
| State watches the rise of GOP | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 11/10/1994 |
| De la Garza soft-pedals GOP takeover | Valley Morning Star | Smith, E. | 11/10/1994 |
| Kika de la Garza wins 16th term in House | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Parker, D. | 11/09/1994 |
| De la Garza captures 16th term | Valley Morning Star | Del Valle, F. | 11/09/1994 |
| Advocate of term limits battles Congress veteran | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Parker, D. | 11/03/1994 |
| Reports reveal travel expenses | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, W. | 06/20/1994 |
| Where your congressman lives in D.C. | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, W. | 05/22/1994 |
| Lawmakers battle over control of Gulf | Houston Chronicle | Mintz, B. | 05/02/1994 |
| De la Garza easily takes Democratic House nomination | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 03/09/1994 | |
| Hopefuls bow to De la Garza | Valley Morning Star | Rowe, L. | 03/09/1994 |
| Food benefits card to help stamp out welfare woes | Valley Morning Star | Smith, D. | 03/08/1994 |
| Some House incumbents face big tests | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Mittelstadt, M. | 03/07/1994 |
| De la Garza faces fight in congressional race | Valley Morning Star | MCILVAIN, J. | 03/06/1994 |
| Kika de la Garza faces challengers in primary | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 03/05/1994 | |
| Pork barrel critics say Texas got its share of wasted $6 billion | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Koszczuk, J. | 02/17/1994 |
| Border-based congressmen push for U.S.-Mexico health commission | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 02/14/1994 |
| Kika faces yet another challenge | Valley Morning Star | Keeton, L. | 02/13/1994 |
| Uncle Sam gives county a generous allowance | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 02/07/1994 |
| State may file lawsuit for educational funds | Valley Morning Star | Schiller, D. | 02/02/1994 |
| McAllen attorney pleased with judicial nomination | Valley Morning Star | Richwine, L. | 01/29/1994 |
| With door to free trade opening, Texas poised for rewards | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 11/18/1993 |
| De la Garza announces re-election bid | Valley Morning Star | MCILVAIN, J. | 11/15/1993 |
| Lawmakers on fence size up pact's impact | Valley Morning Star | Harmon, D. | 10/25/1993 |
| Kika's 2-year travel tab: $180,274 | Valley Morning Star | Richwine, L. | 09/03/1993 |
| Wool+Mohair=Pork | Houston Post | 07/31/1993 | |
| 3 South Texas military bases escape ax | Dallas Morning News | Whittle, R. | 06/26/1993 |
| Texans, bases breathe a big sigh of relief | Houston Chronicle | Bragg, R. | 06/26/1993 |
| Military-base construction funds get nod | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 06/24/1993 |
| Texas farmers blast Clinton's Btu tax proposal | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Pagel, J. | 06/08/1993 |
| 3 S. Texas sites added to closure review list | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 05/22/1993 |
| S. Texas officials fear base closings | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 05/19/1993 |
| Krueger sees Ingleside on base-closure list | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 05/13/1993 |
| Lawmakers see agency ignoring Gulf of Mexico | San Antonio Express News | 05/06/1993 | |
| De la Garza touts Ingleside's future | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 05/04/1993 |
| Legislature solicits school finance help | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, R. | 05/04/1993 |
| Officials say U.S. rules delay utilities for colonias | Dallas Morning News | 04/19/1993 | |
| Coastal states seek laws to protect Gulf | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Mittelstadt, M. | 04/05/1993 |
| Groups disagree on remap scope | Abilene Reporter-News | Rosser, J. | 02/09/1982 |
| Mission man offers Latin school bill | Corpus Christi Caller Times | A.P. Wire | 02/21/1963 |
| Ortiz, de la Garza still hold over $100,000 | Valley Morning Star | Richwine, Lisa | 02/13/1993 |
| De la Garza: talk of appointment just speculation | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, Rickey | 11/25/1992 |
| Lawmaker hailed for Valley service | Valley Morning Star | Hodges, Nolene | 10/14/1992 |
| De la Garza is cleared in overdraft scandal | San Antonio Light | Dunham, Will | 09/26/1992 |
| Guerrero, Morales, de la Garza take stage | Dallas Morning News | Attlesey, Sam | 07/15/1992 |
| 'Read our lips: we want jobs,' Guerrero says | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, Bruce | 07/15/1992 |
| De la Garza, Ortiz listed among traveling Texans | Valley Morning Star | Dunham, Will | 06/12/1992 |
| S. Texas lawmaker offers check details | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, William | 04/08/1992 |
| De la Garza admits bouncing checks; Ortiz says he has not | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, William | 03/14/1992 |
| Two more Texas congressmen confess to writing hot checks | Houston Chronicle | Gardenhire, Damon | 03/14/1992 |
| De la Garza admits having kited checks | San Antonio Express News | Martin, Gary | 03/14/1992 |
| De la Garza admits writing bad checks | Valley Morning Star | Hickox, Katie | 03/14/1992 |
| Retiring congressman could keep funds | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Garland, William | 04/05/1991 |
| De la Garza named Texan of the Year | Valley Morning Star | 03/21/1991 | |
| S. Texan lawmaker to be feted | San Antonio Express News | 03/19/1991 | |
| Congressman announces bid for 14th term | Valley Morning Star | 01/03/1990 | |
| House speaker Wright lauds WBC's Mr. South Texas '89 | Laredo Morning Times | Parish, Jim | 02/19/1989 |
| De la Garza speech fees exceeded legal limits | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 05/27/1988 | |
| Report says Ortiz, de la Garza have modest holdings | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 05/26/1988 | |
| Ortiz, De la Garza release financial disclosure reports | Valley Morning Star | Schlein, Alan M. | 05/22/1988 |
| De la Garza's power grows with agriculture panel leadership | Austin American Statesman | 08/03/1985 | |
| Kika: South Texan is gaining clout on Capitol Hill | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Sinclair, Ward | 01/15/1984 |
| The man called 'Kika' | Houston Chronicle | Sinclair, Ward | 01/01/1984 |
| De la Garza defends 'most-traveled' label | San Antonio Light | 10/04/1983 | |
| De la Garza is recovering after surgery | Longview Morning Journal | 08/31/1983 | |
| Prosecutor denies official pulled strings | Dallas Times Herald | Dunham, Richard S. | 07/23/1982 |
| De la Garza calls for government supply management | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Hager, Hoyt | 07/04/1982 |
| De la Garza may make his next term his last | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Swann, Phillip | 06/04/1982 |
| Legislator threatens to resign | Houston Post | 12/13/1981 | |
| De la Garza sees challenges as House agriculture chief | Dallas Times Herald | Richards, Charles | 04/19/1981 |
| De la Garza barely wins chair | Dallas Morning News | Marsh, Charmayne | 12/13/1980 |
| De la Garza faces fence-mending in chairmanship | Dallas Times Herald | Fly, Richard | 12/13/1980 |
| Texan barely wins House agriculture position | Houston Chronicle | Hines, Cragg | 12/12/1980 |
| De la Garza elected agriculture chairman | Houston Post | Craig, Jim | 12/12/1980 |
| Texas Congressman's wife tells of S. Korean payment | Dallas Times Herald | Bode, Roy | 10/21/1977 |
| Texan's wife says Korean gave cash | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Choyke, William J. | 10/21/1977 |
| De la Garza calls press to clarify dealing with Park | Houston Chronicle | 09/07/1977 | |
| Rep. de la Garza appears solid favority for re-election | Dallas Morning News | 10/17/1970 | |
| Gift to De la Garza possible ethics breach | Dallas Times Herald | West, Paul | 02/28/1970 |
| Freshman congressman: Kika de la Garza of Mission | Houston Post | Hasell, Grace | 02/28/1965 |