Texas Postal Service facility to bear name of border agent who died in December
Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz introduced the bill to honor Raul H. Gonzalez, who died while tracking down a group of illegal immigrants.
A new U.S. Postal Service facility in McAllen, Texas, will be named after Border Patrol agent Raul Humberto Gonzalez Jr., who died on Dec. 7, 2022 while tracking illegal immigrants crossing the border.
The name comes thanks to the work of Texas' District 15 Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz, who introduced a bill last Friday to honor the official:
This new facility, whose name will be Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office is located at 620 E. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen, Texas.
Agent Gonzalez, who served with the Border Patrol since 2011 and is the father of two children ages eight and five, died after crashing his ATV into a steel gate while trying to locate several illegal immigrants. After the accident, several colleagues found him unconscious and called emergency services, and he was transported to the hospital. Doctors were unable to save his life, and he died within hours of admission.
His fiancée Yvonne Martínez, who is also a Border Patrol agent, highlighted his work as a professional: