Tatangelo succeeded the scandal-plagued administration of Mayor [[J. C. Martin, Jr.]], known as Pepe" Martin, who, like Martin's father before him, exerted vast powers as a south Texas political boss, known as a patron. He accrued vast wealth in land, [[petroleum]], and [[cattle]].<ref name=cbsreports/> | Tatangelo succeeded the scandal-plagued administration of Mayor [[J. C. Martin, Jr.]], known as Pepe" Martin, who, like Martin's father before him, exerted vast powers as a south Texas political boss, known as a patron. He accrued vast wealth in land, [[petroleum]], and [[cattle]].<ref name=cbsreports/> |