By Roberto Hugo Gonzalez,
As Originally Published by Texas Border Business newsprint edition July 2016.
In 2005, Francisco J. Cabeza de Vaca became Reynosa’s mayor. Eleven years later, he is the Governor-Elect of the State of Tamaulipas.
Since he started his campaign to become Governor, he talked about restoring the public trust in the state of Tamaulipas. One of his major concerns is to bring back solid investment and tourism to the state.
It is easier said than done, however he has a plan that no other candidate or public official in Mexico has expressed.
First of all, he plans to have his state police trained in the United States, he plans to coordinate with Mexico’s Marines and Army; coordination of working hand in hand with the Embassy of the United States and the legislative and the executive branchs in Washington.
One of his most loyal allies is Congressman Henry Cuellar, who is a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, and previously, he served as a Texas State Representative and Texas Secretary of State.
Also, during a conversation with Congressman Cuellar, he said that Al Peña, a former high ranking ICE officer will become the Governor’s advisor.
Inside this issue, you will learn more about his strategic plan for Tamaulipas and his meeting with three Texas Mayors.
On another matter, the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation announced that construction has begun on a $27.73 million luxury, off-campus student residential community designed to serve The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, and which will bring 588 beds to the market.
Texas Border Business will never forget when UTRGV received the largest single donation in the history of higher education in the Rio Grande Valley. Robert C. Vackar, CEO of the Bert Ogden Auto Group, donated $15 million to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s College of Business & Entrepreneurship, school officials announced.
And what an honor, for his extraordinary gift, the college was named the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship. Arriva Bob!
VAMOS continues to work hard and clinches another milestone. This year the organization awarded a million dollars in scholarships to 75 students. Find more inside this issue.
Congratulation Pedro Morales, he told Texas Border Business that Immigrant Hope McAllen is now open. The non-profit immigration services corporation was approved by the Board of Immigration Appeals and the federal government to provide legal counseling and services to immigrants at affordable fees. The Board of Immigration Appeals is the highest administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws in the U.S. This is a must read article.
If you do not know about Debi Chavez, the owner of Debi Lou Modeling and Debi Lou Productions, this is the time to get acquitted with her. Inside read an article written by Roda Grubb.
I really do not have words to describe how happy I am to know that IDEA Public Schools was named the winner of $250,000 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools. The award honors the public charter management organization that demonstrates the most outstanding overall student performance among the country’s largest urban charter management organizations while reducing achievement gaps for low-income students and students of color.
I know you will enjoy this issue! TBB
