Texas Border Business
Good public leaders are not made overnight. It takes years of community service and always learning. As time passes, a leader can choose the right time to run for an elective position. In this case, it is better to be prepared because there will be fierce competition, criticism, and a little of everything else.
The case of Norie Gonzalez Garza is unique. Her community service is a perfect example of how to be a role model. She recently became the mayor of the City of Mission, Texas. Norie earned that privilege by doing things right for many years. She praises the staff at the City of Mission for their work in the past and predicts excellent performance for the future.
In this December issue, learn more about Norie; I think you’ll agree that she does a good job. Enjoy it!
On another note, the Pharr International Bridge held a luncheon workshop for the National Importers and Exporters Association of Mexico (ANIERM) at the Pharr Bridge Administration Building to discuss and promote growth and trade with Mexico. As part of the workshop, the City of Pharr and ANIERM leaders agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Global Entities Economic Partnership between the City of Pharr, Texas, and the ANIERM, México.
The objective of the MOU is to promote growth and expand economic opportunities for both entities, through joint initiatives in trade, investment, innovation, and knowledge transfer. Read the rest of the story inside.
More good news, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez is putting together a Prosperity Task Force to help move people out of poverty. The effort will have a better chance—considering that Hidalgo County is the 8th most populated county in Texas out of 254 counties, with a population of 880,356 people. So, the task is enormous.
Cortez said, “We had to send back $12 million that we received from the government because we didn’t have enough people apply for services. And yet we’re a poor area.”
Because of this, Judge Cortez’ priorities have changed in this regard, “Goal number one for the prosperity task force is to find out how do we serve the people that we have as best as we can.” Read more about how to join the task force inside.
Covenant Christian Academy, a small Christian school in south Texas with a dream and a desire to start a high school is about to see its dream come true. After months of planning and a considerable time of communion with God, they will finally begin the first high school class at The Janet Vackar Distinguished Leadership High School at Covenant Christian Academy (CCA).
Milton Gonzalez, the head of the academy said that because of the Vackars’ contribution to Covenant Christian Academy, they were finally able to open a high school. He said, “The academy’s purpose is to follow Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) – Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
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