More than 500 Valley Interfaith supporters attended a Candidate Accountability Session at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in McAllen on Sunday. The group asked candidates running for office in Hidalgo County to get behind their “Investing in our Families” agenda. All the candidates agreed to do so. (Photo: RGG/Steve Taylor)
At a Valley Interfaith Accountability Session in McAllen on Sunday, candidates running for elected office pledged to support the group's initiatives on issues such as Colonia infrastructure, Hurricane Dolly Recovery, Project VIDA, Community Oriented Primary Health Clinics, CHIP and Medicaid.
Hidalgo County Judge candidate Eloy Pulido signs on as a supporter of Valley Interfaith’s “Investing in our Families” agenda at an accountability session in McAllen on Sunday. The agenda includes increasing funds for Project VIDA, the successful workforce development program. (Photo: RGG/Steve Taylor)
Hidalgo County Judge candidate Ramon Garcia is interviewed for TV following a Valley Interfaith accountability session in McAllen on Sunday. Garcia said he backs the group’s “Investing in our Families” agenda, which pushes for more investment in colonia infrastructure such as lighting and drainage.
Wall Street bankers and corporate CEOs steward their companies and stockholders into bankruptcy and reward themselves multimillion dollar bonuses. In some cases they are bankrolled with tax-payers bailout money. Greed is too often the keyword of the era, the building block of commerce.
Texas House District 36 candidate Sergio Muñoz, Jr., has won the endorsement of political leaders in Pharr, to go with those he has already picked up in Mission. Muñoz’s opponent in the Democratic Party primary, Sandra Rodriguez, downplayed the significance of the endorsements.
The two candidates for Hidalgo County Commissioner Precinct Four enthusiastically signed on as supporters of Valley Interfaith’s “Investing in our Families” agenda at an accountability session in McAllen on Sunday. The candidates are incumbent Oscar Garza and challenger Joseph Palacios.
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