Texas death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales was executed by lethal injection Wednesday, despite numerous appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, for the 2001 murder and rape of a teenage woman. Gonzales was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. His execution comes after he admitted to fatally […]
A Texas man was executed Wednesday for the murder of an 18-year-old woman who was raped, fatally shot and dumped in a field. He used his dying words to apologize to the young woman’s family. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was executed by lethal injection at 6:50 p.m. CT, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. […]
Texas’ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer stands by his testimony at trial. Gonzales, 41, had asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency, which would allow […]
YouTuber Brandon Herrera will request a recount Friday in his Republican primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. Herrera told The Texas Tribune he will request recounts in Bexar, El Paso, Medina and Uvalde counties after trailing Gonzales by 407 votes in a race that drew national attention as a fight between the more […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is out to save his job Tuesday in a GOP primary runoff that has put rifts within the party on display. Gonzales, who has clashed with some of his hard-right colleagues in Washington and drawn a rebuke from the state party, is in a race […]
GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) — The 57th annual Gonzales Jambalaya Festival kicked off Friday inside of the fairgrounds on South Irma Boulevard in Gonzales. The three-day event consists of live music, games and a jambalaya cookoff. This year, 87 teams are fighting for the crown for the best jambalaya, one of them being Robin Parent’s son and husband. […]
GONZALES, La. (BRPOUD) — DOTD and city officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to announce the start of a new construction project in the city of Gonzales. “Our state legislative delegation is committed to securing funding and resources for highway infrastructure here in Ascencion Parish,” said State Rep. Ken Brass, D-Vacherie. Three new roundabouts will be […]
Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of San Antonio failed to clinch his party’s nomination Tuesday and is headed for a primary runoff against gun rights advocate and social media influencer Brandon Herrera, according to the Associated Press. Gonzales’ intraparty challenge came a year after the Republican Party of Texas censured the moderate congressman for breaking […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales’ primary challengers want to prove that moderate congressmen aren’t welcome in the border district anymore. Gonzales is running for reelection in the 23rd congressional district for the first time since the Texas GOP censured him for breaking with the party over his positions on gun control and border security. […]
Devine, Texas-based engineer Lee Bausinger is mounting a campaign for the U.S. House District 23 seat currently held by Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. He’ll face off against primary challenger Santos Limon on Super Tuesday, March 5. And with a crowded Republican primary field for the District 23 seat, it’s still uncertain who the Democratic […]
Former Oklahoma City Police Chief Sam Gonzales, who led the department during the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995, died Monday from undisclosed causes at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He was 82. Gonzales was a police recruit in Dallas when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He told The […]
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, that aired on Dec. 17, 2023. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we have to turn now to the crisis at the border and Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales, who’s with us from San Antonio. Welcome back to Face the Nation. REP. TONY […]