
Ysmael Fonseca and Aaron Peña – Republican candidates for 13th Court of Appeals with ties to the Texas Legislature – among 17 GOP hopefuls to be showcased during Republican Candidate Dinner Forum hosted by Rio Grande Valley Republican Women on Wednesday, February 9
Former 464th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca of McAllen, an appointee of Gov. Greg Abbott, and former House District 40 state representative Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg – individuals who have strong ties to the Texas Legislature – will participate in a Republican Candidate Dinner Forum on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel in McAllen.

“Public Information Act Handbook 2022”, authorized by Attorney General Ken Paxton, now available online, reports attorney Omar Ochoa
Public Information Act Handbook 2022, A 329-page document that explains what information that is held by local, county, regional and state governments in Texas is now available online at no cost by the Office of the Attorney General, reports attorney Omar Ochoa.

CLEAT, the largest police labor organization in Texas, presents Rep. Canales with leadership award for his work on behalf of law enforcement and endorses him for reelection
Although he faces no opposition this year for election to a sixth two-year term, his efforts on behalf of law enforcement and protecting citizens from criminals has drawn praise for Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, from CLEAT, which is the largest police labor organizations in Texas.

Hidalgo County’s five state representatives endorse Morgan LaMantia, a Democrat, to succeed retiring Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville
Morgan LaMantia of South Padre Island, an attorney with law offices in Harlingen and McAllen, has been endorsed in her bid for State Senator, District 27 – currently being held by retiring Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville – by the five Democratic state representatives from Hidalgo County.

What DHR Health’s Level One Trauma Center achievement means for South Texas: “No trauma patient should have to be transferred north any more.” – Jeffrey Skubic, D.O., Medical Director
South Texans who suffer major physical trauma – serious injuries such as from falls, motor vehicle collisions, stabbing wounds, and gunshot wounds – no longer have to be transferred away from the Rio Grande Valley and deep South Texas hospitals to San Antonio medical facilities.

Dr. Hans Mark, UT System Chancellor who helped bring Pan American University into the University of Texas System, remembered following his death
Dr. Hans Mark, a world-renowned aerospace engineer who was in Mission Control during the first moon landing and who 20 years later, as chancellor of the powerful University of Texas System, helped Valley state lawmakers bring Pan American University in Edinburg and Brownsville into that prestigious higher education network, died on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the age of 92.




















