Inside Valley Politics: Tejano star Bobby Pulido joins 2026 U.S. House District 15 race

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This week on Inside Valley Politics, we have news on a new candidate in the US House District 15 race. Bobby Pulido, a Tejano music legend, says he is now in the 2026 Democratic primary for that district. The GOP incumbent, Rep. Monica De La Cruz, responds and makes it clear she feels next year is the right time to talk politics.

Also, we have more on the aftermath of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk earlier this month. The Texas Education Agency is looking at educators accused of using social media to make inappropriate comments about Kirk’s death

The US representative for District 28 here in Texas, Henry Cuellar, gives us an exclusive interview on the rise in political rhetoric in the aftermath of the Kirk assassination. He has a message for the viewers: “Solutions unite us, and we certainly need to make sure that we bring down and tone down the rhetoric on both sides."

And Janie Lopez, the State Representative whose district covers Cameron and Willacy Counties, attended the recently completed second special session in Austin.