McAllen’s fire union, McAllen Firefighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2602, recently approved a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the local union and management of the City of McAllen. The CBA was put to the members for a vote of approval and it recently passed by an overwhelming majority.
Every man and woman is born to cry. Crying usually is our first act outside the womb. That first whack from the doctor or midwife shocks us into the harsh reality of life. How many mothers, after a long-troubled childbirth, then have wept along with their child?
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that he secured $12,384,078 in funding for four key infrastructure projects in his district in South Texas as part of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure surface transportation reauthorization legislation. The projects are included in the INVEST in America Act, a transformative five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes selected Member Designated Projects.
The COVID-19 pandemic appeared to undo years of improvement for Texas students meeting grade requirements in reading and math, with students who did most of their schooling remotely suffering “significant declines” compared to those who attended in person, according to standardized test results released Monday by the Texas Education Agency.
As time was running out for state lawmakers in May 2021, a legislative “Hail Mary Pass” from Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, to Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, generated a remarkable victory for the City of Pharr and one of its prized economic engines, the Pharr International Bridge.
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