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NTO Rallies with Hundreds For Texas Medicaid Expansion
March 06, 2013
"Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday on the front steps of the Capitol to rally in support of Medicaid expansion....Willie Bennett, along with 45 other members of the Dallas Area Interfaith, turned up for the march that snaked down Congress Avenue and up to the Capitol....
Read MoreValley Interfaith Leverages Hidalgo County Support for Medicaid
February 26, 2013
"...Valley Interfaith members were at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court to urge commissioners to pass a resolution in support of Adult Medicaid. In a news release, Valley Interfaith said it urges other counties in the Valley to stand also in support. The Rev. Javier Leyva,...
Read MorePersonal Stories Drive Fight for Medicaid Expansion
February 23, 2013
"Valley Interfaith leader Rosalie Tristan gave two personal healthcare stories to highlight the need for expanding Medicaid. Tristan...spoke of her 55-year-old brother, David Contreras, a husband and father of two. He has a tumor on the back of his head the size of a...
Read MoreValley Interfaith Holds Accountability Session in Colonias
May 25, 2012
"Valley Interfaith held its first ever accountability session in Pueblo del Palmas, north of Penitas, on Thursday evening. Over 50 colonia residents attended to ask questions of the two candidates running for Texas House District 35, Oscar Longoria and Gus Ruiz. Valley Interfaith leaders...
Read MoreValley Interfaith Convenes 2nd Interfaith Immigration Conference
January 19, 2012
"About 60 clergy leaders from the Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist churches took part in Valley Interfaith's second annual conference to promote immigration reform and educate religious leaders about its issues. The convocation follows Valley Interfaith's October 2010 event where church leaders unveiled...
Read MoreTexas IAF Workforce Strategies Praised in National Media
September 12, 2011
MIT economist Paul Osterman names various Texas IAF strategies 'models' for the nation while discussing his new book, Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone. In the New York Times he notes that despite low wages in the Rio Grande Valley, "the Valley is...
Read MoreMost Rev. Daniel Flores Bishop, Brownsville Catholic Diocese
August 23, 2011
"I applaud the work in helping bring water to over 160 thousand people across the Valley, increasing wages for public sector workers to alleviate poverty, working with thousands of residents in acquiring their citizenship, improving learning environments in and around our public schools and...
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