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		<title>Trustee Carmen González praises passage of $112M bond issue, ethical reforms, high academic honors</title>
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Edinburg school board trustee Carmen González, who is finishing up her first term on the seven-member school board, greets Saúl Ortega of Edinburg, one of several hundred supporters who showed up on Thursday, August 21, for her campaign reelection bid kick-off, held at the ECHO in Edinburg. A retired educator whose career saw her rise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/08/24/trustee-carmen-gonzalez-praises-passage-of-112m-bond-issue-ethical-reforms-high-academic-honors/</link>
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		<title>Judges Daniel G. Ríos, Jesse Contreras gearing up financially for top local race in Hidalgo County</title>
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Hidalgo County 449th District Court Judge Daniel G. Ríos of Edinburg, featured left in this file photo from last fall, has raised more than $67,000 in political contributions during the first six months of 2008, according to his campaign finance report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. Ríos, former Edinburg city attorney, was appointed last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/08/17/judges-daniel-g-rios-jesse-contreras-gearing-up-financially-for-top-local-race-in-hidalgo-county/</link>
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		<title>Edinburg rode out Hurricane Dolly in good shape, based on first reports, says Mayor Ochoa</title>
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Crispin Fuente, store manager for JC Penny in Edinburg,  participates in the ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday,  August 1, as Mayor Joe Ochoa, featured to Fuentes&#8217; left, helps steady  the ribbon. Almost a year to the day after groundbreaking was held for  The Shoppes at Rio Grande Valley, the 103,000-square-foot JC [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/08/11/edinburg-rode-out-hurricane-dolly-in-good-shape-based-on-first-reports-says-mayor-ochoa/</link>
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		<title>Public hearings on Hidalgo County Loop, including Edinburg session, rescheduled to August 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13</title>
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The State of Texas on Saturday, August 2, approved aerial spraying for the counties of Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties, Hidalgo County Judge J.D. Salinas, III, has announced. At the request of the local counties and municipalities, the Texas Department of State Health Services has contracted with Chicago-based Clarke Mosquito Control to conduct the aerial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/08/03/public-hearings-on-hidalgo-county-loop-including-edinburg-session-rescheduled-to-august-5-6-7-12-and-13/</link>
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		<title>Edinburg city attorney post draws candidates with diverse legal, political credentials</title>
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The University of Texas-Pan American Foundation and VAMOS, the Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships  announced at a press conference on Thursday, July 10 that they will partner to create the VAMOS/UTPAF Endowed Scholarship Program. VAMOS donated $1 million to the UTPA Foundation to kick off the program, and the University Foundation matched [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/07/20/edinburg-city-attorney-post-draws-candidates-with-diverse-legal-political-credentials/</link>
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		<title>Technically preferred alignment approved for Hidalgo County Loop; public hearings set to begin in mid-July for input on selected route</title>
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Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, one of the premier hospital systems in South Texas, on Thursday, July 10, hosted a delegation of eight state representatives from Houston as part of the hospital leadership&#8217;s strategies to build legislative alliances statewide that can benefit Edinburg and the Valley. The delegation of Democrats, which included Rep. Senfronia Thompson, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/07/12/technically-preferred-alignment-approved-for-hidalgo-county-loop-public-hearings-set-to-begin-in-mid-july-for-input-on-selected-route/</link>
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		<title>Santana Textiles Corporation of Brazil to build $180 million manufacturing plant in Edinburg</title>
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A South American textile company will build a $180 million denim-manufacturing plant, featured in this artist&#8217;s rendition, in Edinburg, creating 800 new jobs and pumping millions of dollars into the local economy, Gov. Rick Perry and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation announced on Wednesday, July 2. Santana Textiles Corporation of Ceara, Brazil, one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/07/04/santana-textiles-corporation-of-brazil-to-build-180-million-manufacturing-plant-in-edinburg/</link>
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		<title>EEDC authorizes $10,000 investment to help promote Edinburg through film, The Red Queen</title>
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A high-resolution map of the proposed routes for the $650 million Hidalgo County Loop, including the northern loop that would impact Edinburg featured in this graphics, is now available on the Internet, either by clicking on the ad icon posted on the left side of this page, or by logging on to the web site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/06/28/eedc-authorizes-10000-investment-to-help-promote-edinburg-through-film-the-red-queen/</link>
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		<title>Former Mayor Richard García reappointed to new term on Edinburg EDC Board of Directors</title>
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Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider, featured here with his wife, the former Edna Casas, and their 13-year-old daughter, Sarah, on Tuesday, June 17, was honored by the Edinburg City Council for his recent selection as president of the State Firemen&#8217;s and Fire Marshals Association of Texas. In the 132-year history of the group, only three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/06/21/former-mayor-richard-garcia-reappointed-to-new-term-on-edinburg-edc-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<title>Edinburg school board, citizens panel begin joint work on $150 million bonds</title>
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The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, the City of Edinburg and the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation have congratulated Memorial Funeral Home for their recent contribution to the 3rd Annual Texas Cook &#8216;Em: High Steaks in Edinburg.  Memorial Funeral Home will sponsor Edinburg’s Very Important Party (VIP) on Friday, July 4 at the Edinburg Municipal Park, located [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.edinburgpolitics.com/2008/06/14/edinburg-school-board-citizens-panel-begin-joint-work-on-150-million-bonds/</link>
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