By Gregg WendorfAdvance News JournalNote: The following story appeared in the May 19, 2009, issue of The Advance. Every week, we’ll try and include a bit of history that comprises Hidalgo County.The 2010 Democrat Primary race mentioned in this story between J.D. Salinas and Ramon Garcia never played out, however, because in November 2009, Salinas resigned as county judge after then-President Obama appointed him as Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), which lasted until 2012.Rene Ramirez was sworn in as interim to finish Salinas’s term. After that, Ramon Garcia would serve two terms as county judge, followed by ...