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Lower Rio Grande Valley    Madeleine Sandefur     956-943-4585
(Cameron County)

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The Rio Grande Valley group met with Trey Lewis, Deputy Chief of staff for Congressman Filemon Vela of district TX-34 to discuss Citizens United and McCutcheon rulings by the US Supreme Court. Vela has NOT taken a position. We pressed Lewis and one of our members basically said that "not taking a position on campaign finance reform IS taking a position".
We handed him two folders: 
1) Documents available from the MoveOn / MoneyOut-VotersIn
2) Print-out from Public Citizen with the on-line signers of two petitions asking for Constitutional Amendment, and the other for Public Financing/HR20 which also included about 300 signatures which we collected at various venues for the local TUTA resolution.  
We emphasized the difference between public funding and a Constitutional Amendment. We stated our strong preference for the amendment, since any new law would simply be challenged again (another McCutcheon could sue) and end up at the Supreme Court.  He asked us how the process for an amendment would work, and we answered that.

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The Lower Rio Grande Valley contingent 

discussed the issue of unlimited spending in politics and 
collected signatures on local petitions 
at the PEACE & JUSTICE conference in Weslaco, TX
Feb 1, 2014
9th Annual Peace and Justice Gathering

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Corporations are NOT people
"I guess I initially got involved with TUTA via my membership in LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. I was contacted by Liz Wally who brought organizers around the state together into the TUTA network. The League supports this issue, albeit unofficially at that time, since they wanted to see the eventual language of the proposed amendment. We then started the group here in the lower Rio Grande Valley and did petition drives, as well as organized a local January action. I feel like an "accidental activist",but the more I learn about corporate contributions and the power that "Citizens United" conferred upon Corporations, the scarier it gets!  So I'll keep on working on this issue, and hope we can get a local resolution passed soon!"
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Father Armand Mathew (1922 - 2013)
"Members of our group are saddened by the passing at age 90 of Father Armand Mathew  of Brownsville.  As one of the founders of UTB's Center for Civic Engagement, he was a beloved local activist priest.  He took part in and spoke most eloquently at our January rally.  His warmth, love of people and passion for social justice will be sorely missed!"
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Cameron County

Cities
  • Brownsville
  • Harlingen
  • La Feria
  • Los Fresnos
  • Palm Valley
  • Port Isabel
  • Rio Hondo
  • San Benito
Towns 
  • Bayview
  • Combes
  • Indian Lake
  • Laguna Vista
  • Los Indios
  • Primera
  • Rancho Viejo
  • Santa Rosa
  • South Padre Island
Unincorporated areas
Census-designated places
  • Arroyo Colorado Estates
  • Arroyo Gardens-La Tina Ranch
  • Bixby
  • Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua
  • Cameron Park
  • Chula Vista-Orason
  • Del Mar Heights
  • El Camino Angosto
  • Encantada-Ranchito El Calaboz
  • Grand Acres
  • Green Valley Farms
  • La Feria North
  • La Paloma
  • Lago
  • Laguna Heights
  • Las Palmas-Juarez
  • Lasana
  • Laureles
  • Lozano
  • Olmito
  • Ratamosa
  • Reid Hope King
  • San Pedro
  • Santa Maria
  • Solis
  • South Point
  • Tierra Bonita
  • Villa del Sol
  • Villa Pancho
  • Yznaga
Other unincorporated areas
  • Arroyo City
  • Boca Chica Village[9]
  • Rangerville

Brownsville

City government 

Brownsville has a council–manager style of government. The mayor and six city commissioners, two at-large and four district, serve staggered four-year terms. Elections are held for one at-large and two district seats every two years. Municipal elections are held on the first Saturday of May in odd numbered years

CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
Newspapers
  • Brownsville  Brownsville Herald (A)
  • Harlingen  Valley Morning Star (A)
  • The Monitor
  • Island Breeze
  • The Collegian
Television
  • XHRIO-TV 2 MundoFox - Matamoros, Tamaulipas
  • KGBT-TV 4 CBS - Harlingen
  • KRGV-TV 5 ABC - Weslaco
  • XHAB 7 Televisa Regional Matamoros, Tamaulipas
  • XERV 9 Canal de las Estrellas Matamoros, Tamaulipas
  • XHOR 14 Azteca 7 Reynosa, Tamaulipas
  • KXFX-CA 20 Fox - Brownsville
  • KCWT-CA 21 The CW - McAllen
  • KVEO-TV 23 NBC - Brownsville
  • KMBH 38 PBS - Harlingen
  • KTLM 40 Telemundo - McAllen
  • KLUJ-TV 44 TBN - Harlingen
  • KNVO-TV 48 Univision - McAllen
  • KNWS-LP 64 Azteca America - Brownsville
Radio
  • KVNS 1700 AM Fox Sports Radio
  • KURV 710 AM News Talk
  • KFRQ 94.5 FM Rock
  • KKPS Que Pasa 99.5 99.5 FM Tejano
  • KNVO 101.1 FM
  • KVLY 107.9 FM MIX FM
  • KBFM Wild 104 104.1 FM Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Reggeton
  • KBNR 88.3 FM Radio Manantial (Spanish Christian)
  • KTEX 100.3 FM Country
  • XHMLS Exa FM 91.3 FM Latin Pop
  • XHNA Mega 105.9 FM Regional Mexican
  • KHKZ Kiss 106.3
  • KVMV 96.9 FM Contemporary Christian
  • KMBH/KHID 88.9 Public Radio 88 FM NPR and Performance Today
  • KJAV 104.9 Jack FM Adult Hits
  • UTB Radio[57] (formerly UTB Sting Radio) Internet Radio with diverse DJ Shows e.g., Thinking Out Loud[58] philosophy programming
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