In this graphic posted on her Facebook, Michelle Vallejo – who along with Ruben Ramírez – are in the Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Democratic Party primary runoff election for Congressional District 15, recently announced that she has been endorsed by Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. The winner will face off against Mónica De La Cruz, the Republican Party nominee, in the Tuesday, November 8, 2022 general election.
Graphic Courtesy MICHELLE VALLEJO FOR CONGRESS FACEBOOK
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Danny Guzmán, Member, Board of Trustees, South Texas College; Ricardo Solis, Ph.D., President, South Texas College; Paul R. Rodríguez, Member, Board of Trustees, South Texas College; John Quiñones, ABC News Correspondent; Gary Gurwitz, Member, Board of Trustees, South Texas College; Rose Benavides, President, Board of Trustees, South Texas College; and René Guajardo, Member, Board of Trustees, South Texas College. Quiñones was a keynote speaker on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 for this year’s National Summit for Dual Credit Programs, held at South Padre Island, where he inspired educators in attendance with his story of struggle and success.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Edinburg City Councilmember Jason DeLeón; Edinburg City Councilmember Dan Díaz; Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr.; Edinburg Mayor Pro Tem Johnny García; and Edinburg City Councilmember David White. De León, Díaz, and Garza were sworn in to their respective four-year terms during ceremonies held on Monday, December 20, 2022, outside of Edinburg City Hall.
FEATURED: Cecilia Gutiérrez, a journalist and meteorologist who is a granddaughter of the late Rep. Roberto Gutiérrez, D-McAllen, is part of the KRGV Television News team which was recently named as a Finalist for Overall Excellence by the Texas Association of Broadcasters, reports attorney Omar Ochoa.
FEATURED: The proposed symbol, color scheme, and design of the football helmet and marching band hat for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The “V” stands for Vaquero, which in Spanish usually means “cowboy”.
Images Courtesy THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Ronnie Larralde, Executive Director, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce; Marissa Gómez-Martínez, MD, the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Woman of the Year; and former Rep. Verónica Gonzáles, D-McAllen, immediate Past President, Board of Directors, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. Gómez-Martínez, a Board Certified Family Physician affiliated with DHR Health, received the annual top honor from the business organization on Thursday, October 14, 2021 during its Under The Neon Moon Installation and Awards Banquet, held at the McIntyre Promenade in Edinburg.
FEATURED: Former 464th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca (wearing glasses), an appointee of Gov. Greg Abbott, and former House District 40 state representative Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, are the two candidates on the March 1, 2022 Republican Party Primary election for Justice, Place 3, 13th Court of Appeals, which holds court hearings in Edinburg and in Corpus Christi. The winner will face incumbent Justice Leticia Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during the November 2022 statewide election.
FEATURED: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, uses the the Interior Stairway at the Texas Capitol during a visit on Thursday, July 15, 2021, during the Special Session of the Texas Legislature that was called a week earlier by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Photograph Courtesy OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont; and Erica E. Canales and her husband, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. The Speaker of the House, who is one of the three most powerful offices in the Texas Legislature, was in Edinburg on Thursday, December 16, 2021 to meet with the Canales, Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, and other elected city and county leaders.
FEATURED: 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.
