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How Hidalgo County is helping displaced sugar mill workers

04.05.2024 - By Mario MuñozPlay

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EDINBURG, Texas - Jaime Longoria is executive director of Hidalgo County Community Service Agency.Recently, Longoria participated in a zoom meeting organized by Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force. The task force was set up by Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez to address poverty in the county.In his remarks on the zoom call, Longoria spoke about an event he organized to help around 500 workers who are about to lose their jobs at the sugar mill in Santa Rosa. The cooperative that runs the s...

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