
Legislation in 2017 supported by Rep. Muñoz, along with rest of Valley state legislative delegation, now bringing Bachelor of Science in Nursing to STC
A legislative proposal approved by Texas lawmakers in 2017, which included unanimous support from the Valley’s state legislative delegation, is soon going to bring a Bachelor of Science in Nursing to South Texas College, Rep. Sergio Muñoz, D-Mission, has announced.

House Bill 2840 by Rep. Canales, overwhelmingly supported by Texas Legislature and Gov. Abbott, may become one of the most important advances for the public’s freedom of speech in Texas history
It very well may become one of the most important advances for freedom of speech in Texas history, and it came courtesy of the Texas Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott, who last spring strongly supported a measure authored by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, that immensely increases the power of citizens to address government leaders.

Judge Nereida López-Singleterry files for Justice of the 13th Court of Appeals, Place 6, for the Democratic Party primary on March 3, 2020
Nereida López-Singleterry, the Associate Judge of the Title IV-D Master Court 1 in Hidalgo County, on Saturday, November 9, 2019, filed for a place on the Democratic Party primary ballot for the position of Justice of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Place 6.

First National Drone Safety Awareness Week highlighted by FAA as a federal lawsuit in Austin targets Texas law for allegedly discriminating against “image journalists”, reports Omar Ochoa
With the week of November 4 through November 10, 2019, highlighting the first National Drone Safety Awareness Week, a federal lawsuit is underway in Austin that challenges Texas’ drone law, arguing it unconstitutionally restricts visual journalists, reports Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa.

Sen. Zaffirini, whose Senate District 21 includes Starr County, files for reelection in 2020, to focus on higher education, health, and human services
Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, on Saturday, November 9, 2019, filed her candidacy for reelection in 2020 to continue representing the state’s 21st Senatorial District, which includes all of Starr County, and all or parts of 17 other counties, specifically Atascosa, Bee, Caldwell, Bexar, Duval, Guadalupe, Hays, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Travis, Webb, Wilson and Zapata.

Hidalgo County 464th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca, who was appointed by Gov. Abbott, to seek election to that post in 2020
Judge Ysmael Fonseca, the presiding judge of the Hidalgo County 464th District Court, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, officially announced that he will be seeking election to keep his seat during the Hidalgo County Republican Party primary in March 2020.




















