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Thursday night, I made the effort to attend the Hispanic Tea Party meeting in Edinburg. They rent the meeting space at Abundant Grace Community Church. I have spoken with Reverend Armando Vera, the group's leader, in the past. I was curious to see who else attends the Hispanic Tea Party meetings. I'm glad I made it; the organization is completely different from what you would imagine. In fact, attending a Hispanic Tea Party meeting is very uplifting. First, you should know that the way the regular Tea Party is portrayed in the media is a complete mischaracterization of what actually happens at the meetings. When Rev. Vera launched the Hispanic Tea Party, the organization was also mischaracterized in the news. The only consolation they received was from the McAllen Tea Party with a "welcome to the club."  From my observation, the Hispanic Tea Party is composed of people who understand the heart and culture of Hispanics. The group has a heavy representation of p...

Smashburger in McAllen, Texas is doing something really nice on October 27. Anybody who brings in five canned goods on that day will receive a free kids meal certificate. If you bring in ten items, you get two certificates, and so on. You might be thinking, "well, five canned goods would cost about the same as a kids meal." Sure, except that you would have had to buy the canned goods to donate to the Food Bank RGV (you WERE going to donate anyway, right?); and you would also have had to buy your child a meal. Doing it your way, you would have donated and walked away empty-handed. Smashburger is rewarding your kindness. Let's not forget the most important aspect, teaching your young ones to be charitable. Since you were going to donate to the Food Bank RGV anyway, Smashburger is stepping up to thank you for your generosity through their own generosity. Their goal is to collect 500 pounds of food for the Food Bank RGV. Of course, they won't be angry if they coll...

JUST A REMINDER MY FRIENDS: Don't forget to join me tomorrow evening as I kick-off my Campaign for State Representative. Hope to see you there. thank you, Rene

PRESS RELEASE October 5, 2011 T.C. Betancourt Announced His Intention Not to Run Against Representative Gonzalez Should They be Paired in the Same District Democrat will continue to be a candidate for State Representative  (Edinburg, Texas) – Democratic candidate for State Representative T.C. Betancourt announced today that if he is paired with State Representative Veronica Gonzales in district 41, it is not his intention to run against her for the March 2012 election. He went on to say, "As I analyze the current turmoil with the state house district maps, I find it imperative that I take this time to determine our strategy for the potential changes. It is important to me that the democratic party find some sense of stability through these trying times." The Justice Department declared recently that the voting map for House district 41, among others, does not meet federal anti-discrimination provisions. In a court filing it as state that the district boundaries redra...

Smashburger recently launched the Windy City Smashburger for a limited time. The Windy City Smashburger consists of layers of melted cheddar cheese, haystack onions, lettuce, tomato, and Gulden's spicy mustard on a pretzel bun. Normally, you can only get the Windy City Smashburger in the Chicago area; but, you can get a taste here in McAllen until October 30. It's hard to improve on the mouth-watering burgers; but, to make things even better, Smashburger is GIVING AWAY a free trip to Chicago and $1000 cash to spend while you are there. How's that for you? All you need to enter is to obviously visit the local Smashburger at 1020 Nolana in McAllen. You'll receive a validation code that you can enter at http://smashburger.com/chicago until October 30. The winning entry will receive a trip for two including hotel and airfare, plus the cash.  When you buy a lottery ticket, all you get is a piece of printed paper if your numbers don't win. When you enter...