FEATURED: Hidalgo County Court-at-Law No. 5 Judge Arnoldo Cantú, Jr., shown here in this image taken on Monday, February 19, 2018, and former Hidalgo County 464th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca, submitted testimony on Thursday, March 25, 2021, before the House Committee on Higher Education in support of House Bill 695 by Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, which proposes the creation of the Rio Grande Valley School of Law.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; Fern McClaugherty of Edinburg, representing the government watchdog group known as O.W.L.S. (Objective Watchers of the Legal System); Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen; and Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa. They were participating in a news conference on Monday, January 27, 2020, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance to educate the public about Canales’ House Bill 2840, approved by the Texas Legislature in May 2019. House Bill 284019 increased the public’s right to address leaders of most governments regarding any item scheduled on the agenda for discussion and possible action. https://edinburgpolitics.com/2019/06/12/governor-signs-bill-by-rep-canales-that-gives-texans-powerful-new-rights-during-public-comment-portions-of-open-meetings-affecting-scores-of-local-governments/#more-3943
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco; Cynthia Garza Reyes, Director of External Relations, City of Pharr; and Michael A. Vargas, Public Affairs Liaison, City of Pharr. The House District 39 state representative met with the Pharr city officials in his office at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Pamela Bruce, Patient Navigator, DHR Health; Evelyn Sáenz, Renaissance Cancer Foundation; Cynthia Corpos, Patient Navigator, DHR Health; ElizabetRamírez, Practice Administrator, DHR Health; Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina; April Chapa, Community Outreach Coordinator, DHR Health; Raúl Garza, four-year colon cancer survivor; Dee Dee Salinas, Patient Navigator, DHR Health; Edinburg City Councilmember Johnny García; and Mario Lizcano, Administrator of Corporate Affairs, DHR Health. The city council on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, presented a proclamation recognizing March 2021 as “Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month” in Edinburg.
