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- ↑ "Judge-elect Richard Cortez to bring fiscal conservatism to county politics, policies". The Monitor. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Richard Cortez Biography". Hidalgo County. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Richard Cortez wins County Judge seat in Hidalgo Co". ValleyCentral.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.