
Rep. Guerra to endorse Proposition 8, the $793 million Flood Infrastructure Fund, during Edinburg City Council meeting on October 15
Proposition 8, which would use $793 million in state funds to help communities throughout Texas recover from severe flooding, will be endorsed by Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen, on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, when he is scheduled to appear before the Edinburg City Council.

Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr. announces reelection bid for the sixth term to represent all or parts of Hidalgo, Granjeño, McAllen, Mission, Palmview and Pharr
Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr., D-Mission, on Friday, October 4, 2019, announced that he is seeking a sixth term in the Texas House of Representatives for House District 36, which includes all or parts of the cities of Hidalgo, Granjeño, McAllen, Mission, Palmview and Pharr.

Rebecca Flores, a champion for farmworkers, to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from La Unión del Pueblo Entero on Friday, October 11
Rebecca Flores, a labor activist and renowned champion for farmworkers in Texas and in the United States, on Friday, October 11, 2019, will be honored with the Farmworker Movement Lifetime Achievement Award from La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE).

DHR Health’s efforts at Texas Capitol in 2019 result in key advances for medical education, health care, and disaster preparedness for Valley
With most new state laws and Texas’ two-year budget effective as of Sunday, September 1, 2019, several major provisions designed to improve medical education, health care, and public safety for deep South Texas, are the result of DHR Health, according to key state lawmakers.

Sens. Hinojosa/Zaffirini, Reps. Canales/Guerra take leadership roles on SB 1640, which benefits the Texas Open Meetings Act, reports Omar Ochoa
The Rio Grande Valley state legislative delegation coauthored, sponsored, and/or voted for legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Texas Legislature in May 2019 which clears up confusion on requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act in order to prevent members of a governmental body from meeting in a series of small, private gatherings to avoid a quorum, reports Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa.

Francisco Guajardo, Ph.D., succeeds Shan Rankin – both renowned figures in chronicling region’s borderland heritage – as CEO for MOSTHistory
The Board of Trustees of the Museum of South Texas History, which is located in downtown Edinburg across from the $150 million Hidalgo County Courthouse which is under construction, on Thursday, September 12, 2019, announced the recent hiring of Francisco Guajardo, Ph.D., as the museum’s new Chief Executive Officer.




















