Bennie wins again
©Scott Sines — Bernardo Eureste was a firebrand and a flameout. Four times he was elected by residents of the poorest district in San Antonio to represent them on the city council. He was a hero to Latino activist groups.
He was a newsperson’s dream come true. He’d get mad and stomp out of council meetings only to return a few minutes later to give them another piece of his mind. He was elected to raise hell.
And so he did right up until the night three muggers attacked him and a coed who worked for him in his car in the parking lot of a golf course. Bennie ran and the coed took a beating. He later claimed it was an assassination attempt by the city police.
The scandal eroded his support and he eventually lost a re-election bid. He subsequently moved his law practice to Houston, got caught in a fraudulent Worker’s Compensation scheme and was disbarred.
This picture was taken at his victory celebration after a runoff election.
