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WESLACO, Texas - At a recent meeting of the RGV Metropolitan Planning Organization, TxDOT\\u2019s engineer for the Pharr district, Pete Alvarez, expressed his concerns about priority projects for the MPO.

\\u201cWe have projects that were identified back in 2000 that are still being worked on today that have not been delivered. So, people have asked, how do we get more money from TxDOT. We\\u2019ve got to deliver these projects, folks. Enough,\\u201d Alvarez said.\\xa0

Alvarez said the MPO and TxDOT have to be held accountable for the things each is responsible for.\\xa0

\\u201cBut if we are going to sit here as a policy board and make a determination, yeah, let\\u2019s identify this project and that project\\u2026 and I am looking at a project that was started back in 2000 that hasn\\u2019t been delivered, is that really a priority project for this region?\\u201d

The attached podcast includes Alvarez\\u2019s remarks and an interview with Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza. His city does not have any projects on the MPO\\u2019s priority list.\\xa0

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