HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral confirmed that former Cameron County Judge and former Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos has died.
According to Justice of the Peace Linda Salazar, Cascos passed away Wednesday night at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. She pronounced him dead at 9:15 p.m.
Judge Salazar said she was told by a nurse the cause of death was cardiac arrest and that he had a history of heart disease. Cascos was brought in by South Padre Island EMS. He was found unresponsive after he drove into a parked vehicle, officials said.
Cascos served as Texas Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017. Before that, he served as county judge, on the Texas Public Safety Commission, and as a Cameron County commissioner.
Brownsville City Commissioner Pedro Cardenas issued a statement about Cascos’ death.
“I am saddened by the news of Judge Carlos Cascos’ passing. He was a powerful advocate for the city of Brownsville and all of Cameron County.”
Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez said, “I am shocked and saddened by the news of the passing of dear friend Carlos Cascos. As a former Cameron County Judge, a former Cameron County Commissioner, and a former Texas Secretary of State, Carlos embodied public service and served faithfully not only the people of Cameron County but the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas as well. Hidalgo County sends its prayers to Carlos’s family.”
Cascos was 71 years old.
ValleyCentral is working to confirm the details surrounding his death.
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