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For IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, February 13, 2010 Texas, McAllen firefighter groups endorse Sergio Muñoz, Jr. for state representative (McAllen) - Noting his strong support for public safety and working families, the McAllen Fire Fighters Association and its statewide organization, the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters, have endorsed Sergio Muñoz, Jr. for State Representative, House District 36. House District 36 includes Granjeno, Hidalgo, southern McAllen, most of Mission, Palmview, Peñitas, and Pharr. "We, the 139 members of the McAllen Fire Fighters Association Local 2602, are proud to present you with this letter of endorsement," Amado Cano, general president of the area group, stated in its support for Muñoz. "We feel that with your personnel beliefs, education and experience you will be a positive influence to the State Representative Office and the citizens of District 36.  We look forward to working with you during your campaign and would like...

Dear Toastmaster Members & Guests,   The schedule for tomorrow's meeting (Wednesday, February 17 th ) will be as follows:   Toastmaster:  John Lopez Speaker No. 1: Luis Bazan Speaker No. 2: Lupe Chavez Speaker No. 3: Cyndi Hopkins Speaker No. 4: Mickey Steib Tabletopics Master: Arlene Hernandez General Evaluator:  to be determined Timer: Katrin Miovski Grammarian/Ah Counter/Word of the Day:  to be determined Evaluators:  to be determined   Hope to see you all tomorrow!!!    -kat   PLEASE NOTE: The  HUB City Toastmasters meet each Wednesday at 12.00 Noon at the Pharr Chamber of Commerce, 308 W. Park.   This news letter is being sent to members and to guests who have visited or may be interested in visiting our meetings.  If you do not wish to continue receiving these newsletters, just click reply, type cancel and send.   Thank you.   

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  February 16, 2010   For Immediate Release Contact: Ricardo Lopez-Guerra                512-463-0578     Rep. Gonzales Scores an A+ on Environmental Record from the Texas League of Conservation Voters   McALLEN--- State Representative Veronica Gonzales earned a perfect score for her voting record on environmental legislation in the 81st Legislative Session from the Texas League of Conservation Voters (TLCV).   "Texas is a beautiful state blessed with many natural resources and I believe that the laws we pass should protect and preserve our air, water and land for future generations," Rep. Gonzales said. "My votes reflect that belief and I am proud to earn the League of Conservation Voters' support."   TLCV is a non-partisan organization that advocates environmental protection and conservation.  At the end of each legislative session, TLCV  issues a scorecard grading lawmakers on a wide range of votes and issues including renewable energy, gre...

                      Please join us today to celebrate with Explosion Dance & Fitness!   Explosion Dance & Fitness Center Ribbon Cutting Date:  Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Time:  6:00 P.M. Location: 900 S. Stewart Rd. Ste. 13                  Mission, TX                  956.584.0505                 * Gifts, raffles, special promotions, refreshments and more                 * Come and join us in this wonderful celebration                                         www.explosiondance.com ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hidalgo County Democratic Party ALERT WE NEED YOU!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Fellow Dem, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Could you be an ELECTION JUDGE, CLERK, POLL WATCHER, OR A TEMPORARY PRECINCT CONVENTION CHAIR MARCH 02, 2010, ELECTION DAY? If so click on the following link, fill out the information and fax it back to us at (956)581-0330 or contact our PRIMARY DIRECTOR, ROSALIE WEISFELD at (956)793-5814. ELECTION JUDGE FORM EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EARLY VOTING has begun and will continue till FRIDAY February 26, 2010! PLEASE HEAD OUT TO A POLL LOCATION NEAREST YOU!!! Remember that you may VOTE at ANY polling location during ...

Early Voting Starts Today! Dear Shaine, Early voting begins TODAY.  We sent out sample ballots for both the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as polling places for Hidalgo County.  If you did not receive the newsletter, let us know and we will resend that information to you.     You can also go to the Secretary of State's website at: https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionPolling.jsp  for your county's information.   If any of you would like to see more on the firestorm between Col. Ray adn Eddie Zamora, we w...

February 16, 2010 Early Voting Begins Today   Dear Friends:   I wanted to remind you that Early Voting Begins TODAY for the March 2 primary election.  You can vote early until February 26, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday at substations in Hidalgo County. There are many important state and local races on the ballot and every vote counts. Make sure to remind your friends and family to go to the polls and vote.   Sincerely,     Early Voting Substation Locations in District 41:   EDINBURG Elections Annex Bldg.                                                UTPA Library 317 N. Closner "Rear"                                                1201 W. University   McALLEN Lark Community Center                                             McAllen Tax Office 2601 Lark Ave.                                                           311 N. 15th Street   Palmer Pavillion                                  ...

Texas Democratic Women Of Hidalgo County Hidalgo Co. Tx Dem Women Hidalgo Co. Tx Dem Women has invited you to the event '2010 Democrat Candidate Forum' on Texas Democratic Women!   Please save the date! Don't forget to take a friend. Time: February 16, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm Location: STC Pecan Campus Administration Building Auditorium Organized By: Hidalgo Co. Tx Dem Women Event Description: Come and meet the Candidates for 2010 elections. This event is open to the public. Presented by: The Hidalgo County Texas Democratic Women and Stonewall Democrats of the Rio Grande Valley. ...

Unlimited Sports Adventures Announcement November 8, 2009 #1 February 21, 2010 #2 (new date) March 7, 2010 #3 (new date) Monte Bella Trails Park West Alton Gloor Brownsville, TX CATEGORIES FOR EVERYONE! $15 Early...

Friends,   You are invited this Friday February 12th...! Politician & Bachelor/Bachelorette AUCTION for a lunch date - "For the LOVE of Politics" by National HELP.   At KAI on 17th Street McAllen from 7:00pm-10:00pm   Please forward and invite all your friends. This is going to be a really fun event. Best, JC Cervantes  

I have a bone to pick. I see our candidates wasting the money that is being donated to their campaigns. If they keep this up, as a donor you should demand they make immediate changes to their campaign. Those changes are: PUT THEIR WEBSITE ADDRESS ON ALL THEIR CAMPAIGN MATERIAL Your candidates are failing to make the most of the money they spend on their websites, signs, TV ads, radio ads, push cards, t-shirts, and other collateral. If your candidates are on flickr, Youtube , Twitter , or Facebook and don't put their web address on their campaign material, then why bother with the social networks ? What happens is that they end up friending people online who would vote for them anyway. Isn't the idea of having a social media campaign to reach out to voters who have not decided who to support? It's like having a campaign event where only your family and closest friends show up. The idea is to get the public to attend, isn't it? It's like running for an office ...

  Mission High School  (MHS) had 41 students recently compete at the UIL Region XV Vocal Solo and Ensemble contest.  39 students received 1 st  Division (superior) ratings for their performances and two received 2 nd  Division (excellent) ratings.  Of the students who received the superior rating, five also qualified to advance to the State Solo and Ensemble competition to be held in Austin in late May.  Those five students are: Victoria Vielma, Patty De La Garza (pictured front row left to right) and Stephanie Robles, Elianna Perez, Joucelyn Franco (pictured back row).        The MHS choir students earning high honors for their performances at the regional UIL contest are: Bottom row (L-R):Alex Salazar, Deanna Pollard, Melissa Arce, Maria Valerio, Iris Mireles Anna Pollard, Victoria Vielma, Claudia Cueva, Patricia De La Garza, Kassandra Villarreal, Joselyn Quintero.  Middle row (L-R): Gabby Gall, Anna V. Hernandez...

     Each  Mission CISD  (Consolidated Independent School District) campus has announced their selection for Teacher of the Year at their school.  These top teachers have now been entered into the Mission CISD Teacher of the Year program.  It is from this program that one elementary and on secondary teacher will be selected to represent Mission CISD in the Regional Teacher of the Year contest.        Last year, Rosa Blanton from  Leal Elementary School  was selected as the District Elementary Teacher of the Year and Everardo Castellano from  Mission High School  was the Secondary Teacher of the Year.        The 15 elementary campus Teachers of the Year for this year are: Dolores Reyna,  Alton Elementary School ; Sonia Salinas,  Bryan Elementary School ; Fernando Perez,  Cantu Elementary School ; Roxann Martinez,  Castro Elementary School ; Yvonne Perez,  Cavazos Elementary School ; Gracie Rodriguez, Escobar/Rios Elementary School; Elizabeth Adkins, Leal Elementary School ; Eduardo Ma...