Recently, the USDA (Dept. of Ag) ended two pandemic-era programs, Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Assistance, cutting (gutting) over $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local farms, impacting food security and local farmers.
Carlos Salazar — who just turned 97 — earned his start in county politics by challenging the status quo, and has seen trials and tribulations in his time.
Julian Alvarez III, recognized by his peers as a distinguished advocate for workforce development and education in Texas, was awarded the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Award by FIRST in Texas. This honor, received earlier this year, recognized his “unwavering commitment to promoting STEM education and his efforts to ensure that Texas is well-prepared for the future.”
I’ve never been a fan of the black arts, so to speak, but with the recent attacks on the City of Mission and DHR Health (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance), I’m thinking it’s time to call in the bruja, or the old brujo, and launch my own attack on the hackers responsible for so much misery.
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