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Cease-and-Defist Letter Demands Lamar Remove Brownsville Billboard

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC · How we work

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Attorney Eric Wang sent an Oct. 12 cease-and-defist letter demanding Lamar Advertising remove the Brownsville, Texas billboard.
The letter alleges the billboard mimics Republican congressional candidate Eric Flores’s signs to confuse voters.
The cease-and-defist states the billboard was paid for by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign.
According to the letter, Northern Cameron County Democrats actually funded the billboard.
Flores’s campaign confirmed the letter’s authenticity but did not address President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

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Attorney Eric Wang sent an Oct. 12 cease-and-defist letter demanding Lamar Advertising remove the Brownsville, Texas billboard.
The letter alleges the billboard mimics Republican congressional candidate Eric Flores’s signs to confuse voters.
The cease-and-defist states the billboard was paid for by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign.
According to the letter, Northern Cameron County Democrats actually funded the billboard.
Flores’s campaign confirmed the letter’s authenticity but did not address President Donald Trump’s endorsement.