Presas-Garcia Vaselates (sic) Between Districts

First the rumors:
RUMOR: Catalina Presas-Garcia is seeking the City Commissioner District 1 seat currently held by Rick Longoria.

RUMOR: NEW FACT: Presas-Garcia has lived now claimed to live in District 1 for at least 6 to 8 months since August 2006.

Now the facts:
FACT: Catalina Presas-Garcia's voter info lists her residence as 3144 E. 19th St. in District 1, a home owned by one Eloisa Presas.

FACT: 25 Skyview Dr. (Land O' Lakes area) is where Catalina (with her husband) owns a home (classified as her Homestead for appraisal purposes).

FACT: 25 Skyview Dr. happens to fall far, far from 3144 E. 19th St. and is actually in District 2, Atkinson's district.

FACT: The Brownsville City Charter, in Article V, Section 1, paragraph a, states that: "Each such District Commissioner shall reside in the district from which elected and shall also have the qualifications of electors therein."

FACT: The Texas Election Code, in Title 9, Section 141.001 states that for candidate eligibility: "a person must... have resided... in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding... the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot." Sec141.001(a)(5)(A).

BIG FACT: On November 13, 2006, merely 4 months prior to the regular filing deadline (March 12, 2007), Catalina Presas-Garcia admitted to residing "at 25 Skyview Drive." On video. At a PUB meeting.

She's not even out of the gate, yet she stumbles.

Hanging up and listening, for now.