- "Where's that bitch with my banana cream pie?"
- ―Tex's last words
 
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Tex was a member of the Mayans Motorcycle Club, Oakland charter on Mayans MC, a spinoff of the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Played by American actor Julio Cesar Ruiz. Tex makes hid debut in the season four episode "Cleansing of the Temple" and regularly appears as a minor character throughout the rest of the season, until he meets his demise in the season finale, "When the Breakdown Hit at Midnight".
Season 4[]
"Cleansing of the Temple"[]
Tex takes part in the assault on the Santo Padre clubhouse. Canche, Presidente of Yuma leads the California, Arizona and other Mayan charters in their attack on the Santo Padre clubhouse. At first they are meet with much resistance, suffering many loses before bleeding Santo Padre dry on ammo. They are able to kill a few Mayans inside the clubhouse, nobody of note from Santo Padre however. Running out of time and chances, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes of Santo Padre offers to give himself up if Canche agrees to let everyone go. EZ exits the club house and his brothers follow in solidarity. Canche forces all of the opposing Mayans on their knees at gun point.
Canche begins to monologue the fallout from the explosion in the garage, he reveals that his son was blinded by the blast and it's unclear if he will see again. He expresses some relief that his son did not need to see the horror of the men inside dismembered, one man crawling with his lower body gone. In a rage he kicks EZ in the face, before yelling that they were their brothers. He sites the names of the Yuma members killed in the explosion, then asks the kneeling Mayans if they celebrated their deaths. He concludes that for killing Oscar "El Oso" Ramos, former Stockton Presidente, all of Santo Padre needs to be put down. Canche decides to make EZ watch him kill his brother Angel as revenge for coming after his son. He puts his gun to the head of Angel and demands EZ looks. Suddenly, an enraged Marcus Alvarez arrives and demands to know what has happened. He directs Obispo "Bishop" Losa, Presidente of Santo Padre and asks him what he has done.
"Hymn Among the Ruins"[]
Four months are the civil war. Tex returns to the table with Alvarez once again the Presidente of the Santo Padre chapter. Tensions still run high as other chapter's have come for a meeting. The chapters begin to fight again after discussion about the Yuma drug pipeline kicks off and Alvarez smashes the gavel on the table before throwing everyone out of Templo.
"Death of the Virgin"[]
Many charters later go to the Santo Padre clubhouse. They are holding a ceremony for those who died during the civil war in an attempt to heal the rift between Santo Padre and the rest of the club.
Alvarez addresses the club inside the Santo Padre clubhouse, telling them this is the start of a new chapter and the civil war is behind them, the club must reunite. They pay tributes to their dead. Creeper "Neron" Vargas pays tribute to Pavia, Dondo to Ramos and Hank "Tranq" Loza to Esteban "Steve" Estrada most notably, other charters also honour their dead.
Tex heads to the bar afterward and begins to harass Nestor Oceteva, the new Santo Padre Prospect. He watches Downer throws beer over him asks him if he is a bitch, like Steve, who ended up committing suicide, unable to deal with the guilt he felt after killing Gaeta. Hank "Tranq" Loza demands Downer show some respect to Steve who laughs at him, claiming "Today's a day for soldiers, for men. Not for fat fucking cowards who can't handle this life. Fuck him!" Tex, and Dondo, the Stockton Presidente also jump in and a brawl soon breaks out between the clubs. Alvarez arrives and fires off a few rounds to stop the fighting, lamenting that maybe he should "cut the cancer out" of the club.
"The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man"[]
The club attends Templo with Yuma, Stockton and Oakland. Alvarez announces that the war ends today and they will do it by wiping out all of SAMDINO. This comes in response after the Sons attacked the Oakland clubhouse and killed numerous members.
Alvarez later returns to the clubhouse where he sees that the club have been victorious in eliminating most of SAMDINO. It wasn't without cost however, Canche was killed during the raid. Alvarez leads a toast to Canche along with Diaz and they celebrate his life and their victory.
"When the Breakdown Hit at Midnight"[]
The club attend the funeral for Johnny "Coco" Cruz along with other Mayans members. The club individually pay their respects. Leticia Cruz goes to speak and curses the club, blaming them for the death of Coco and says she will never forgive them.
Tex sits in a diner with Dondo, Otero and Manny. Dondo discusses the suspicious death surrounding Canche and the other Mayans agree. Manny; still doesn't want to believe that Angel Reyes or EZ were responsible but the more he listens he comes around to the idea; knowing of the beef that EZ and Canche had. Suddenly a shot rings out and Dondo is blasted in the back by a Son, Hoosier and is killed instantly, other Sons surround the Mayans and take them captive.
They are taken to a field. Isaac Packer of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, San Bernardino burns Tex alive off screen, we are only shown his charred remains.
Trivia[]
- Tex's death is not officially confirmed as of the finale in season four. However, an Instagram post by Julio Cesar Ruiz, Tex's actor, confirms that he was burned alive also. The post seems to insinuate that Tex's death was originally supposed to happen on screen.
Appearances[]
 Season 4 appearances
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| "Cleansing of the Temple" | "Hymn Among the Ruins" | "Self Portrait in Blue Bathroom" | "A Crow Flew By" | "Death of the Virgin" |
| "When I Die, I Want Your Hands on My Eyes" | "Dialogue with the Mirror" | "The Righteous Wrath of an Honorable Man" | "The Calling of Saint Matthew" | "When the Breakdown Hit at Midnight" |