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Police charge former Escobares city councilwoman with bribery

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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Police arrested former Escobares City Councilwoman Marie B. Peña on a bribery charge Tuesday. The Escobares Police Department charged former City Councilwoman Marie B. Peña, 63, of Escobares with bribery, a second-degree felony. Peña allegedly told Public Works Foreman Alejandro Ivan Hinojosa that “she would have given Mr. Hinojosa a pay raise” if he agreed not to run for Escobares City Council, according to the …

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KGBT broke the news in Harlingen, United States on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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