Former State Rep. Verónica Gonzáles, D-McAllen, who serves as Senior Vice President, Governmental and Community Relations, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has been recognized by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as “2021 Woman of Distinction in Government”. She said receiving this award from the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is an honor. “Government plays an important role in our everyday lives and has played a particularly special role in my life over the last 30 years, as an attorney, elected official and in my current position at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley,” Gonzáles ...