JALISCO, Mexico — A Mexican-born artist who now resides in Texas, recalled how his brother-in-law spent hours at Home Depot in Jalisco amid the chaotic aftermath of a military operation that killed notorious drug lord “El Mencho.”
“It’s very chaotic right now,” Marquez said from his home in Dallas.
Marquez has crafted memorials and painted murals following numerous tragedies, ranging from the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde to the 53 migrants who died in a semi-truck to the devastating Hill Country floods of 2025…