 In return, Zaffirini will take control of nearly 450 acres of undeveloped real estate off Del Mar Boulevard.Zaffirini will continue to serve as an executor and trustee of certain entities of the Alexander estate.On the occasion of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's visit to Laredo on July 23, 2015, Zaffrini wrote the lead column on the editorial page the next day in the "Laredo Morning Times" to question Trump's commitment to border issues.