Posts on ‘July 13th, 2010’

Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
Isaiah 61:7 (Read all of Isaiah 61)
New International Version

AMARILLO, Texas—The Edinburg Roadrunners snapped their three-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Amarillo Dillas Tuesday night at the Amarillo National Bank Dilla Villa.

SAN ANGELO – The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning en route to a 7-2 victory over the San Angelo Colts Tuesday at Foster Field.

Three city commissioners, Robert Leftwich, Kori Marra and Jerry prepejchal met in executive session with the Harlingen Economic Development Board. An “attendance and participation” agenda was not posted as required by law.

A small group of veterans met at Mi Rancho Restaurant in Harlingen to discuss plans to travel to Austin to lobby the State of Texas for support in their efforts to obtain a full Veterans Affairs hospital in the valley. They will present to the Veterans Alliance of the Rio Grande Valley their plans to insure that there are indeed appointments made to meet with different Directors of different programs that will be working with the new Proposition 8 Legislation. Veterans worked hard for the passage of this new law. The first step will be to meet with Armando Mando Martinez (Dist 39) at his office in Weslaco, on July 14, 2010, to ask for his full support in setting up appointments with those individuals that he recommends or suggests that are important enough for veterans to meet with.

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Gov. Rick Perry today proposed an initiative that will provide a business tax credit that in turn will help working Texans who never finished high school return to school to earn a diploma or GED.

Texas is America’s Top State for Business, according to a CNBC study that scored each state based on 40 different measures of competitiveness.

U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced a grant for $114,200 was awarded to the Development Corporation of Donna by USDA Rural Development. The funds will be used to create a Revolving Loan Fund to help small and emerging businesses in the area.

U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced a grant for $12,484,068 was awarded to Hidalgo County by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money will be divided into three divisions which will provide housing, for low to moderate income families.

(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) – Ramiro C. Lozano, 47, of Brownsville, has been sentenced to prison for sexually exploiting children, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.

BETHESDA, MD (June 30, 2010) — The Autism Society is excited to announce it will give its prestigious “Autism Champion” awards to six people and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions to serving the autism community around the world.

Due to concerns over the safety of the residents in the lower Rio Grande Valley due to flooding, U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) is sending the latest road conditions and closures from TxDOT.

A reliable source tells me this may happen in the next 2-3 weeks. 
A group indicted recently includes State Representative Tara Rios. 
More details as they become available.

July 29, 2010
5:30 PM 
1413 Stuart Place Rd., Ste. C
Harlingen, TX  78552 
The Honorable Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos will be conducting the swearing in ceremony.

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott fought to protect transparency and openness in government Monday when he filed a brief defending the constitutionality of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). A number of Texas cities and local officials are working to avoid compliance with the law by challenging its constitutionality in federal court.

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(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Solomon P. Ortiz (D-Texas) announced a $26,000 grant today to The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College by the National Park Service.