Story perspectives
Texas Governor's Appointee Eddy Betancourt Shot, Homicide Suspect Identified
12/30/2025
50 8
1 of 1
Story summary
- Eddy Betancourt, a businessman, appointee of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and member of the Texas Facilities Commission, was shot and killed in McAllen, Texas.
- Police found the 61-year-old unresponsive at a business on Saturday afternoon.
- Authorities are investigating his death as a homicide.
- Reynaldo Mata-Rios, 60, has been identified as a suspect and a murder warrant has been issued.
- Mata-Rios plans to surrender but has not done so yet.
