▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Republican ▁state ▁representative ▁Matt ▁R inal di ▁called ▁Im migr ations ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement ▁( ICE ) ▁officers ▁on ▁protest ers ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol . ▁R inal di ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁calling ▁I CE , ▁Ne vá rez ▁" th re aten ed ▁my ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁floor ." ▁Ne vá rez ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁put ▁his ▁hands ▁on ▁R inal di ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁argument ▁outside ▁the ▁House ▁chamber , ▁but ▁denied ▁threaten ing ▁R inal di ’ s ▁life . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 6 th ▁Texas ▁legisl ative ▁session ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Texas ▁Month ly ▁included ▁Ne vá rez ▁on ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁" W or st ▁Legisl ators " ▁list . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁c ited , ▁among ▁other ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁negative ▁recognition , ▁" N ev á rez ▁had ▁used ▁his ▁own ▁bill ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁turn ▁a ▁favor ▁for ▁a ▁polit ically ▁influ ential ▁company ▁that ▁oper ates ▁a ▁radio active ▁waste ▁dump ▁in ▁West ▁Texas — a ▁dump ▁that ’ s ▁not ▁even ▁in ▁his ▁district ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ne vá rez ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁seeking ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Ne vá rez ▁ch airs ▁the ▁Border ▁Security ▁and ▁Public ▁Saf