Sounds like they brought Mexican corruption with them.
What an ignorant comment. I've lived in California for over 20 years but was born and raised in Benavides. Most folks in those parts go back to the days BEFORE Texas was admitted to the union. They didn't bring anything with them from Mexico because most didn't come from old Mexico.
Interestingly, my father was one of the founders of the freedom party and a registered republican -- he fought George Parr and his corrupt political machinery tooth and nail.
Bob