Veronica Escobar made history in Congress. Now she's on the front lines of the border battle. - NBCLatino
That has thrust Escobar and her border city in the middle of an epic tug of war between Congress and the executive branch.Climbing alfalfa plants, joining the political ranks
But she couldn’t stay away. She continued volunteering for campaigns over the next decade. Then in 2005, three friends, including then political neophyte Beto O’Rourke, ran for city council and won. Escobar, O’Rourke and two other friends on the City Council became known as the “progressives” for their agendas for the city.
“She was a traviesa,” Isabela Escobar said, using a Spanish word that means playful and a little mischievous.
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