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Valley Interfaith: We decry Gov. Abbott’s signing of new anti-immigrant state laws
December 20, 2023
[Photo Credit: Steve Taylor, Rio Grande Guardian][Excerpt]"Our immigration system is outdated, and Congress has been unable to update it in decades. As a result, Governor Abbott and his enablers in the Texas Legislature are coming up with ever more questionable ways to spend billions of...
Read MoreAs Skin Rashes Spread Near Milwhite Plant, Valley Interfaith Challenges Brownsville Mayor & Council to Take Action
December 06, 2023
Valley Interfaith leaders told graphic stories at an assembly they organized to challenge the Mayor of Brownsville to address the health impacts of plant operations by the Milwhite industrial clay plant on South Padre Island Highway. In addition to new skin conditions developing among...
Read MoreUSCCB: Pope Meets US Leaders Patiently Building 'Culture of Solidarity'
September 17, 2023
[Excerpt] When Pope Francis told a group of U.S. community organizers that their work was "atomic," Jorge Montiel said, "I thought, 'Oh, you mean we blow things up?'" But instead, the pope spoke about how the groups associated with the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation...
Read MoreVIDA Only Texas Organization to Secure $3M Nursing Expansion Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor
August 22, 2023
"As of now, [Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement] VIDA has graduated over 4000 students with an average salary of about $48,000 a year. Lifting our community, our families from poverty, depending on welfare to be self sustaining, to get out of poverty and bringing...
Read MoreValley Interfaith, EPISO Work with Legislators to Block Substandard Border Housing Bills
June 08, 2023
Valley Interfaith and EPISO teamed up to successfully oppose two bills that would have undermined the Model Rules for Development that govern real estate development in counties that border the Texas-Mexico border. The Model Rules for Development have been a critical tool that our organizations...
Read MoreTwo Years of Texas IAF Opposition Leads to HB 5 Reforms to Limit Giving of School Money for Corporate Tax Breaks
May 31, 2023
The Texas Senate and House passed a compromised version of HB5 that still fundamentally represents misguided economic development. A 2-year campaign by Texas IAF and allies, however, led to major reforms in HB 5 compared to the now defunct and failed Chapter 313 program. When these tax...
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