Weekly News Wrap-Up for Weekending July 26, 2019
SAN BENITO, RGV - Anchor Mario Mu\xf1oz and Reporter Steve Taylor look back at the top news stories for week-ending July 26, 2019.
Among the topics covered are:
- \xa0A Facebook LIVE event with Ron Garza of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council and Sergio Contreras of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership;
- Business support for the ratification of USMCA;
- \xa0Ensuring a full and accurate Census 2020 count in the Rio Grande Valley;
- \xa0City of San Benito thanking state Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., and state Rep. Eddie Lucio, III, for passing legislation to help boost economic development;
- Texas Workforce Commission funding a summer camp for special needs students so they can learn how to fly drones, build robots and use Festo manufacturing equipment;
- Latest sales tax revenue figures collated by the Texas Comptroller\u2019s Office and analyzed by Matt Ruszczak of Rio South Texas Economic Council.
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