RAYMONDVILLE, Texas - Raise Your Hand Texas, a nonprofit group that supports public education, recently hosted a forum in Raymondville for the candidates running for Texas House District 37.Four candidates appeared, all Democrats. They were Ruben Cortez, Jonathan Gracia, Carol Lynn Sanchez, and Alex Dominguez. Incumbent state Rep. Janie Lopez, R-San Benito, did not attend. The moderator was Rio Grande Valley education leader George McShan.Perhaps the most striking part of the one and a half h...

Everything Cortez and Gracia said at Raise Your Hand Texas' recent HD 37 candidate forum

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Everything Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda said in her 2024 State of the City address

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South Texas College's Carlos Margo gives overview of apprenticeship programs

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Everything Cortez and Gracia said at Raise Your Hand Texas' recent HD 37 candidate forum

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