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Editorial: The Examiner whole-heartedly endorses Christian 'Manuel' Hayes for District 22 State Representative

The seat for Texas House District 22, representing Jefferson County, is opening up due to retirement. The Examiner is endorsing the only candidate running for the vacancy in the Democratic Primary who has spent more than a decade working in that very office – Christian “Manuel” Hayes.

State rep alleges attempted blackmail by Beaumont con woman

State Representative Joe Deshotel has made an official report with the Texas  Department of Public Safety (DPS) Rangers alleging Beaumont felon Mary Bond has embarked on a course of blackmail and extortion, threatening the elected official and others with public embarrassment and manufactured...

State rep not seeking reelection

With a host of new candidates seeking office on Election Day 2022, longtime Southeast Texas State Representative Joe Deshotel has announced he will not file to keep the District 22 post he has manned for more than two decades. In an open letter to “My Dear Friends” on Nov.