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Stock Markets Hit Another Historic High! And 2024 Travel Has Also Broken Records #ThankYouJoe What do you think of this post? Has this positive change affected you? Let’s talk about it…
John Saint John: “I say Show us 'The receipt Proof' Not the new york times paper for proof because they are full of shit not the wall Street journal they are full of shit as well.Prove the validation of this claim.”
Kenneth Raymond: “It's BS! Fake news! If record high it's because Biden made it drop so low that any pops up it's a high! Like his son snorting cocaine on airforce one! Hahahahaha We are in record numbers of the weakest economy ever recorded! Prices of everything we buy has tripled since Trump was out of office and that's the truth. I believe anything the news says because they lied. During the debate they kept saying they fact checked Trump and not once did they ever tell Harris that at all.”
Christopher Mora: “All the stocks in my portfolio have record gains. At this rate I'll be able to completely stop working 5 to 10 years earlier than I planned.”
prices due to the high profits of these companies. Overall the economy is robust, we just need to stop the greed so it levels out. Grocery store profits now vs then screams at what's going on. Basic necessities should be safeguarded for the benefit of the entire country. My opinion anyway from what I see anyway.”
Beto Medrano: “They are true facts. We had the best Labor Day weekend in sales since 2020.”
Jeremy Harper: “Gas is down too.”
Morris Helton: “People are making money and are going here and there. How bad is it really? It’s a basic principle of economics supply and demand. When there’s no money there’s no demand as simple as that.”
Barb Simmons: “Awesome for Markets!”
Lando Chidike: “Joe is somewhere sleep he ain’t even our president.”
Dawn Stifano: “It’s all smoke and mirrors! The middle class is hitting hard times and honestly it’s getting worse every day for people!Kevin L. Bolling But the economy is struggling though, those Trump people believe everything that man says even though we have numbers to prove otherwise!”
Evelyn Thomas: “”Wow, that's awesome news about the stock market hitting another historic high! And it's exciting to hear about the 2024 travel records too! #thank you joe”
Brandy Aikens: “This is definitely something that happens every 4 years around election time. Let's just forget about those affected by the cold increase that keeps the hardest working people at home, and the lack of economic growth due to jobs created in this time frame…”
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Robert Vasquez: “If you’re not a millionaire it doesn’t matter lol just a fact.”
John Saint John: “I'll say this so no one gets me wrong. The most important thing in this Lifetime is not money nor good nor Stock market. Anything else has any Values other than what Humans put on them. Life itself has absolute Value. Nothing is more important than one's Life. Don't twist it up..”
David Trujillo Arriaga: “Exactly, thanks Joe Biden!”
Frank Burton: “The economy is more than the stock market, which shows gains for many greedy corporations which are outpacing gains of the average middle class faced with high rent and food
Jeannifer Bustle: “Not for small business owners. We have not been able to travel since they have been in office. With increasing cost of living it is rough.”
Belinda McDowell: “Absolutely, stores. restaurants, Venues airports are packed. Just got back from vacation and am planning another.”
Quin Bates: “Can hardly afford to buy groceries for a family of three. Working full time! Thanks Joe.”
Sheryl LaVette: “And yet people who support Trump will still swear the economy is better under him, when the facts say differently, on jobs created, job loss, etc…”
Tabitha Steele ”I work for a vacation club in Myrtle Beach and we have been sold out almost the entire year! People have money!!!!”
Marl N Rench Reyes: “People just wanted to spend their last pennies to travel and relax…to feel and convinced themselves that they can still afford to travel and have vacation even though the reality is they go bankrupt because of the continuous rocketing prices of houses and groceries, commodities!!!! Let us face reality folks!!!! People want to spend even though those are the last pennies they have.”
Katina Lynn: “People need to stop lying to themselves and everyone else. It's a mess. Live in the truth.”
Darnell Mayfield: “Food is at all time high. The auto industry is about to see major job cuts. The cost for housing is at all-time high.”
Maureen Yearty: “Travel is not going anywhere. It will be a Trillion Dollar Industry in less than 5 yrs. One of the reasons I started my travel business.”
Slic Nic: “Only The SLOW don't know! They think that other guy did sooo good.”
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Leonard B. Rodriguez has excelled as an entrepreneur, government official, economic and community developer and public health officer. He is an award-winning publisher with vast experience working at the National, State and local community level in both private and public sector roles.
Named as one of the country’s “Most Influential Hispanics” by both Hispanic Business and Poder Magazine, Rodriguez is best known for his work as a regional political advisor to the President of the United States. He is known in publishing circles for his groundbreaking 1999 publication, “Celebrating Outstanding Hispanics – 500 Years of Latino Pride,” a colossal calendar-book profiling the accomplishments of more than 300 Latinos in the U.S. His publication won the Gold Award for Most Educational and Bronze Award for Most Original Calendar from the Calendar Marketing Association in 1999. Rodriguez credits his publishing venture for helping launch him into national politics and ultimately The White House. While working for the President of the United States, Rodriguez served as the president's liaison to members of the Cabinet, Congress, governors, state and local officials in the Southwest, Midwest and U.S. Territories, where he handled policy and outreach under Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff, Karl Rove. Among his many responsibilities, Rodriguez was responsible for coordinating the President’s agenda through all Federal agencies into more than 30 states including Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and helping staff the Administration with more Latino political appointees than any other previous administration. Rodriguez was recruited into politics by Ambassador Warren Tichenor and worked alongside him to achieve the highest Latino vote for a Republican Presidential candidate at the time. Starting with the campaign during its exploratory phase, Rodriguez witnessed and benefitted from
seeing the evolution of a U.S. presidential campaign from the ground floor and early beginnings.
In the summer of 1999, Rodriguez was deployed to Iowa where he turned-out an unheard of 500 Hispanics to support George W. Bush’s candidacy in a period of 3 months for the Iowa Straw Poll. The turnout provided Bush a convincing margin of victory and made Hispanic outreach a centerpiece of his campaign.
This experience made Leonard an invaluable asset to the campaign and he went to learn advertising under the mentorship of guru Lionel Sosa where he became the Account Executive for the Bush for President before being named the National Hispanic Coalition Director and returning back to the campaign.
Following his work at The White House, Rodriguez served as the Vice President of Government Affairs for S&B Infrastructure, a Fortune 500 engineering and design firm with more than 3,000 employees and revenues of $300 million. In partnership with S&B’s CEO and Vice-President of Operations, Rodriguez founded Alliance
Consulting Group, a Washington D.C.-based federal government contracting and consulting practice where Rodriguez served as the company’s vice-president.
In 2005, Rodriguez embarked on a venture capital stint in New York while he also served as political director for Governor George E. Pataki working under the mentorship of political savant Arthur Finkelstein. Rodriguez helped seed a $2 million investment for a national Hispanic advocacy company working alongside media mogul Stephen Diener and a $7 million real estate investment for water rights in South Texas which helped him relocate back to Texas.
Around this time, Rodriguez established Corporate Political Strategies, LLC, with operations in San Antonio, Houston and Washington, D.C. Overseeing company operations and business development, Rodriguez was responsible for managing a team of senior consultants providing campaign and development management operations for corporations, real estate entities and non-profit organizations for domestic and international
clients.
In late 2013, Rodriguez was recruited to serve as the President and CEO of the City of San Antonio’s Westside Development Corporation. In this capacity, Rodriguez was responsible for overseeing a 15-square mile inner-City economic development agency.
After leading the organization to a new level of operations, he was recruited to serve as the Vice President for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce while he put the finishing touches on his subsequent writing venture and memoir, The Last Great Straw Poll - How a Seven Box Strategy That Won the U.S. Presidency Can Win for Business, Government and Organizations, and figure out his next major career move before being interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic but landing quickly at The Center for Health Care Services just as Mental Health would become the next major priority for all of America. He currently serves as the Sr. Director of Development for The Center and Foundation Manager for the organization's non-profit
arm.
In his professional career, Rodriguez has successfully raised millions for endeavors including new ventures, infrastructure projects, 501(c)(3) and 501(c) (6) non-profit entities and public policy campaigns.
Rodriguez received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of Central Catholic High School where he led his team a State Championship title for legendary coach and mentor Joe Cortez.
In his spare time, Rodriguez is an accomplished collage artist and enjoys volunteering and serving on the Social Health and Research Center and La Prensa Texas Boards. He is a tenth generation Texan, married his high school sweetheart and has two beautiful daughters. He loves his community and helping others from the experience he has gained.
You’re cordially invited to...
SEPTEMBER 25 6PM–9PM
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON San Antonio Airport 611 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216 T:210 340 6060
Attire: Business Formal, Semi Formal
It is no surprise that San Antonio is among the nation’s leading bilingual cities where providing information and news in English and Spanish is critical to success. This because of the responsibility we share to communicate with the next generation of Hispanic families who will ultimately shape what it means to live in the Alamo city.
As such, we are excited to share that a new generation of La Prensa Texas is here to help you reach this ever-growing and evolving demographic of bilingual families and businesses in San Antonio. Our rates are still as affordable as ever and we offer a targeted and custom approach to reaching the local Latino community through our traditional and expanding advertising media platforms; and via unique sponsorship opportunities because of our new non-profit status.
By offerering you a means to market and communicate to this community while supporting a local non-profit dedicated to helping ensure that Latinos are equipped with vital information regarding informative news and current events, together, we are chipping away at disparities between race,language, and income to unite all of San Antonio for an exceptional future through engagement, interaction and promotion with our beloved brand and legacy. It’san emerging Hispanic Era that you do not want to miss out on.
In achieving this new high point in La Prensa’s history, we are pleased to share our Board Members that have been part of this journey. They include Dr. William Elizondo, Yvette Tello, Fernando Reyes, Louis Escareno, Dr. Ricardo Romo, Tommy Calvert and Leonard Rodriguez. Under this leadership team, La Prensa Texas was reorganized into a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity to help expand its reach and depth of community impact while keeping the legacy alive. We look forward to working with you—to learning more about your goals—to helping you achievesuccess. We are here for businesses, entrepreneurs, government, education, and community.
We are here for you.
With Great Respect, La Prensa Texas Board
Fernando Reyes
Chairman of the Board
f.reyes@laprensatexas.com
President of Reyes Automotive Group II and Reyes Amtex Automotive. Mr. Reyes is a businessman, entrepreneur, community leader and family-oriented individual. Before starting his businesses, Mr. Reyes worked for the federal government; specialized in government contracting and worked on special projects for the White House, Congress and other federal agencies. He is an active member in multiple civic organizations.
Tommy Calvert
Board Member
Bexar County Commissioner for Precinct 4. Los Angeles Weekly called him San Antonio’s “wunderkind” and Gardner Selby of the AustinAmerican Statesman said he is “one to watch” in Texas politics. Calvert started his own public relations and public affairs firm, Calvert International Consulting (CIC), in 2002. Over the past 16 years, CIC has been a trusted advisor to public sector leaders.
Dr. William Elizondo
Board Member
President of My Optical and Barchester Properties. Mr. Elizondo is a retired optometrist, former Marine and War veteran. His career includes National Health Director of the League of United Latin American Citizens, SAISD Board President, Governing Person of Refractive Surgery Consultants of San Antonio, Director of the Clearview Medical Center of Texas, President of the Clearview Medical Foundation of Texas and President of Sevene Investments, Inc.
Louis Escareno
Board Member
Licensed attorney in private practice focused on public policy advocacy, public affairs, government relations and law. Mr. Escareno brings more than 30 years of experience in public policy and law with experience and a strong focus on the USMexico border region; is general counsel and director of government and public affairs for Duty Free America/UETA and sits on the board of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, the Border Trade Alliance and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, among other groups.
Leonard Rodriguez
Board Member
Rodriguez is an entrepreneur with White House and Wall Street experience. He was an appointed advisor to the President of the United States, worked as a venture capitalist in New York City, led numerous real estate development projects and has launched multiple successful companies including a consulting firm with offices in San Antonio, Houston and Washington, D.C. In 2017, he was a recipient of the St. Benitia Humanitarian Award.
Dr. Ricardo Romo
Board Member & Contributor
Historian, writer, photographer and Chicano art curator. Dr. Romo also authors a weekly column on culture and politics for La Prensa Texas. For 20 years, he served as the President of the University of Texas at San Antonio, was a founding member of the Briscoe Museum and currently serves on the SWRI Board.
Yvette
Tello Publisher y.tello@laprensatexas.com
Yvette Tello is a dynamic figure in the media and entertainment industry, making significant strides as both a consultant and a publisher. With a passion for marketing and strategy, she has established herself as a respected authority in the field. Alongside her consultancy work, Yvette is the proud owner of a local construction and maintenance company, demonstrating her diverse entrepreneurial skills.
As the publisher of La Prensa Texas, the oldest bilingual newspaper in the US, Yvette has created a platform that amplifies the voices of people of color. She is a staunch advocate for diversity and inclusion, providing resources and opportunities for underrepresented communities to share their stories and perspectives.
With her multifaceted career and unwavering commitment to promoting diversity and creativity, Yvette Tello stands as a beacon of inspiration in the media industry. Her work continues to make a lasting impact, empowering individuals and communities to have their voices heard.
Por Franco
La gerencia general de la empresa Spurs Sports and Entertainment [SS&E], en su moderno centro de alto rendimiento Victory Capital Performance Center, complejo qué comparte diversas actividades con The Rock at La Cantera inaugurado en 2023 con una excelente inversión de $500 millones de dólares.
En su segundo año de operaciones, por vez primera ha optado por abrir celebraciones alusivas qué en el futuro sé estarán ofreciendo en la comunidad de San Antonio sede del pentacampeón Spurs.
En boletín oficial informativo de Spurs Sports and Entertainment vía Liberty Swift [Senior Director Communications SS&E, sé dijo lo siguiente.
The Rock at La Cantera, estará celebrando el Mes de La Herencia Hispana (en honor de la comunidad Latina], y Día de Los Muertos [en memoria de los Santos Difuntos], durante Septiembre y primeros del mes de Noviembre.
Sé presentarán películas alusivas y música en vivo con grupos locales en las instalaciones de Frost Plaza y Roca & Martillo. Donde los visitantes podrán disfrutar ricos y tradicionales platillos, así como bebidas especiales. Programa Herencia Hispana: Sept. 27 en The Rock, musica por Llamativa conjunto femenil. Vanita Leo, artista cumbia pop. Ademas de un show de Low Riders en el horario de las 6pm-11pm.
Frost Plaza Octubre. 4 [7:30pm] en pantalla gigante
la película "Wish". Roca & Martillo servirá bebidas preparadas "Lavender Honeysuckle" y Tequila from Lalo Spirits. Una empresa cuenta por ciento propiedad de hispanos. Frost Paza presentará la bebida ":Un Coco Loco" em los kioscos.
Programa:Día de Los Muertos: Noviembre 1. Acceso libre al público. Frost Plaza, exhibición de la película "Coco", (7:30pm). Noviembre. 2 de 5pm a 10:30pm
Ofrendas y música en vivo, patrocinadas por Frost Plaza en memoria de los Santos Difuntos. Con música de Mariachis y cumbias de La Sonora Dinamita en vivo.boletos VIP pará éste evento sé pueden adquirir en línea en el sitio Eventbrite.
Qué incluye cena en Roca & Martillo. El público está invitado pará qué envíen fotos de sus seres queridos pará qué sean incluidos en las ofrendas.
Más información en el sitio TheRockatLaCantera.com.
Es así con está visión enfocada al servicio comunitario en San Antonio, la empresa SS&E, continuará elevando la calidad de vida en nuestra deportiva y turística región de El Álamo. Las invitaciones son abiertas para toda la comunidad en general del sur de Texas pará qué con tiempo anoten en sus respectivas agendas pará asistir a estos eventos qué serán de gran magnitud durante ambas celebraciones.
[Fotos de Cortesía de SS&E].
Michelle Cantu is an award winning comedian, motivational speaker, and emcee from San Antonio, TX who has performed in comedy festivals and shows all over the country. She has graced the stage of world famous venues like the Laugh Factory, the Improv, the Funny Bone, The Comic Strip, the House of Blues and many more! When she’s not doing standup she’s working as a motivational speaker and emcee known as The Corporate Chingona, and her mission is to uplift her community through laughter. She has worked with many organizations like the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The World Heritage Office, PreK4SA, March of Dimes, Prospanica, Latinitas and many more! You can find her on all social media platforms @thecorporatechingona and @michellecantucomedy
Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Mix Beverage License by Nidia Morgan Delecoeuillerie dba Absolutely Delicious, to be located at 10106 Desert Sands St, San Antonio, 78216 , San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The officer of said corporation is Veronica Esparza
First Korean Presbyterian Church of San Antonio is seeking Associate Pastor to provide pastoral svc. Req. MDiv & Ordination. Resume to 4115 Eisenhauer Rd. San Antonio, TX 78218
By Ramon Chapa. Jr.
La Prensa Texas was honored to be the EXCLUSIVE media partner for the Robert "Pikin" Quiroga event at Rosedale Park! Thank You to Robert's Brother Epi, for considering Ramon Chapa Jr for the Opening Prayer! WOW, what a crowd! So many Beautiful Long Time Friends! Robert was in Heaven smiling down to the homage that was arranged by his brother Epi to keep his legacy alive! Great Job to Epi, his family, volunteers and everyone that attended!
By Dr. Ricardo Romo
Going to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [Met] this month is one of the many ways to celebrate National Hispanic Month. The 150 prints in this superb exhibition Mexican Prints at the Vanguard represent two centuries, from 1750 to 1950, of Mexico’s finest visual and cultural history.
Latinos in the U.S. celebrate National Hispanic Month from September 16 to October 12. We are the only country in the world that joins Mexico in celebrating the end of Spanish rule in the Western Hemisphere colony once known as New Spain. In the United States, Latinos combined Mexican Independence on Diez y Seiz de Septembre [September 16] with Columbus Day and extended National Hispanic Month.
This discussion of Mexican prints is based on a virtual visit to the Met and carefully perusing the museum’s publications, Mexican Prints at the Vanguard [2024] and Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries [1990]. Upcoming art trips to Queretaro, Mexico, and Albuquerque, New Mexico ultimately prevented me and Harriett from seeing the Met show in New York City.
Our introduction to the Met’s Mexican print collection dates back to 1990 when Harriett and I visited the Met to view the extraordinary exhibit Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries. In the Splendors exhibit, the Met included prints by early pioneers of Mexican printmaking: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Manuel Manilla, and Jose Guadalupe Posada. Several of those prints are included in the current exhibit. By good fortune, when
we visited the Splendors exhibit at the Met thirty-four years ago we found a gallery nearby where we bought several lithographs by Mexican artists in the exhibit.
The prints in the current Met exhibition span two centuries, from around 1750 to roughly 1950. The French artist and author Jean Charlot is credited with introducing Mexican prints to the Met in the late 1920s. A Parisian-educated artist, Charlot moved to Mexico City in 1921, at the beginning of the Mexican mural movement.
In 1922, Charlot joined Diego Rivera to complete the first major mural painting at the Escuela Preparatoria [the National Preparatory School in Mexico City]. Soon Charlot started work on a mural of his own. Art historian Karen Thompson described Charlot’s The Massacre in the Main Temple “as the first work of the twentieth-century Mexican mural movement completed in true fresco.” Nearly all the Mexican prints in the Met Vanguard exhibit were acquired through the efforts and advice of Jean Charlot.
The period from 1870 to 1950 was an extraordinarily productive era for Mexican printers. The Mexican broadsides of the Porfirio Diaz era [1876 to 1910] demonstrated printmakers’ creative efforts to defend freedom of thought and expression. The Diaz dictatorship did not tolerate political opposition, and printmakers employed Calaveras [skeletons] to avoid criticism of personal or political attacks. The prints of two of Mexico’s best political caricature artists, Antonio Venegas Arroyo and Jose Guadalupe Posada, are prominent in the Met exhibit.
Posada was a prolific illustrator creating more than fifteen thousand prints covering topics of criminal activity and natural disasters, ballads (corridos) about popular heroes and bandits, and current events. Posada and his contemporaries were highly talented illustrators and insightful reporters who strove to tell interesting stories rather than dwell too much on why the events were newsworthy. The Met catalog describes Posada’s animated skeletons as “engaged in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries. New York. 1990. Collection of Ricardo Romo.
different activities and frequently deployed for satire and social critique, which have played an important role in establishing the global identity of Mexican art.”
This Met exhibit offers a rich array of prints from the Mexican Revolution era. The Revolution began in 1910 as an uprising in opposition to three decades of authoritarian rule of President Porfirio Díaz and lasted ten years. More than a million Mexican citizens immigrated to the United States during the era. Another million Mexicans are said to have been killed during the years 1910-1920.
In the aftermath of the rebellion, printmakers’ artistic imagery revolved around change, “shaping Mexico’s competing politics, identities, and collective memories.” The Met curators saw great value in the Mexican prints’ narratives in an era when Mexico sought to reestablish its earlier democratic traditions of freedom and justice.
The curators note that following the 1910–1920 revolution, “prints came to serve a broad democratic agenda that sought to educate the Mexican people through art. Art and politics became inseparable.”
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The Mexican Prints at the Vanguard exhibit brings to light significant prints that “addressed key social and political events in Mexico.”
Through the efforts of Jean Charlot, the Met acquired an exquisite collection of Mexican prints from the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP: Workshop of Popular Graphic Art). Under
and
An example of Mexican prints of the 20th century. Prints of the Mexican Masters. The Mexican Fine Arts Center and Museum. Chicago. 1987. Collection of Ricardo Romo.
Roberto Berdecio and Stanley Appelbaum, Posada’s Popular Mexican Prints. Dover Press. 1972. Ricardo Romo collection
A print example by Taller Grafica Popular founder Leopoldo Mendez. Collection of Harriett and Ricardo Romo.
The Mexican Prints at the Vanguard exhibit reveals that “prints embody Mexico’s political, social, and artistic depth.” The stunning lithographs, woodcut images, and narratives from the post-Mexican Revolutionary period demonstrate that the prints represented a new Mexican political and cultural era. The era embellished modern ideologies of democracy, education, and the avant-garde.
the brilliant guidance of the workshop’s founder Leopoldo Menez, the TGP emerged as the longest-lasting artists’ collective of the twentieth century. First Mendez acquired more than 50 lithographic stones, quality hardwood and linoleum blocks, and a marvelous printing press from Paris, France for the TGP. Next, Mendez recruited Mexico’s top artists, including Diego Rivera, Jose Clement Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tayamo, to print with the TGP. According to the Met art experts, the Taller de Gráfica Popular’s “activism and the number of artists involved made it one of the most fascinating groups in the history of printmaking.”
Jose Guadalupe Posada, “La Bravisimas Calaveras Guatemaltecas de Mora y de Morales. In Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1990.
Mexican Prints at the Vanguard captures two vibrant centuries of printmaking in Mexico. Because of Mexico’s rich mural tradition, we know less about the important contribution of the nation’s printers. The Met exhibit indicates that today’s printmaking is inspired by earlier traditions. Chicano printmakers often reference revolutionary heroes, symbols, and themes, and new communities of artists continue to create remarkable posters and flyers for public display and to protest social injustice.
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Richard Peña Raymond is the State Representative for the 42nd District in Texas.
Representative Raymond was born in Alice, Texas and raised in Benavides, Texas. He became involved in politics at a very young age fighting political corruption in his home county of Duval. Before being elected to the Texas Legislature, he worked for United States Senators Lloyd Bensen from Texas and Paul Simon from Illinois. He gained further experience in the Texas government working for Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro and Texas Railroad Commissioner Bob Krueger.
In 1992, Rep. Raymond first ran for and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, to represent seven rural South Texas counties. After serving in the Texas House for 6 years, he ran for Texas Land Commissioner. Two years later, Raymond was again elected to the Texas House of Representatives, this time by the voters of Laredo and has continuously served in the House since.
Rep. Raymond currently serves as Chairman of the Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs and also as a member of the State Affairs Committee. Rep. Raymond also served as Chairman of the House Human Services Committee for eight years, as Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and also served on the Ways & Means Committee, Energy Committee, Border and International Affairs Committee and is also currently on the HHSC Transition Legislative Oversight Committee.
Representative Raymond has authored and passed many bills during his career regarding public safety, lower property taxes, job creation, higher and public education, transportation and health care. He authored and passed the law that placed the words “In God We Trust” in the Texas House of Representatives Chamber and on Texas License plates.
Representative Raymond received a Bachelor’s of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law. He is a lifelong and die hard Dallas Cowboys and Texas Longhorns fan!
En el primer partido de las series de postemporada en categoría Masters 50+ jugados en el campo dos estadio Potranco Baseball Field propiedad del artista Eloy Rocha y bajó el presidente Simón Sánchez, con éxito sé obtuvieron buenos resultados.
Linda Garza, quién interinamente ha relevado al scout Frank Torres. Tanto en los comentarios jugadatras jugada, y anotando los escores, felicitaron a los cuatro equipos participantes y a la vez desearon felicidades a los mexicanos por los festejos de la Independencia. En el primer partido de la jornada del playoff el Bicampeón Yankees de Luis Velázquez, con su as derecho en la lomita Willie Martínez, blanquearon 7-0 al trabuco de Broncos del magnate Roberto Garza dirigidos por Tomás Muñoz.
La derrota fue pará el relevista derecho Hugo Méndez quién entró a
substituir al abridor "Flaco"
Humberto García. Ambos realizaron buen trabajo en la serpentina.
Broncos en la serie a ganar 2 de 3 partidos este domingo 22 de septiembre tiene qué salir adelante para empatar la serie.
Por otro lado los fanáticos y familiares de los equipos Astros [local] del manager y jugador Jack López (ausente) y el coach jugador Chris Urdiales, quien hizo buen trabajo en la defensiva bateando oportuno. Y Tuzos, visitantes con su experto timonel y jugador Luis Ríos, con sus respectivos abridores Alfredo Obregón y Ubaldo Montelongo [fue relevado dejando el partido ganado 5-3] sé trenzaron en espectacular partido. Montelongo, fue relevado por el derecho Juan Carlos Cerda "La Chiva", quién con su experiencia monticular logró respaldo de sus compañeros.
Tuzos sé mantuvo por buen rato arriba en la pizarra
4-2 carreras. Astros remontó el marcador hasta empatar la pizarra 6-6.
Yéndose al décimo capítulo en el cuál Tuzos de abridor logró marcar dos carreras teniendo dos outs, para una pizarra final de 8-6 carreras.
Carlos López de Tuzos aseguró la victoria anotando la octava carrera en error del campo cortó José Espinoza. Astros vino al cierre sin éxito Tuzos con su defensiva logró salir adelante mediante cerrada jugada en el home
plate en la qué el receptor Júnior Arias puso out al corredor Lee Mann (Foto de Franco).
Chon Rodríguez bateó de 5-2 y Óscar Márquez de 5-3 por Tuzos. Obregón, cargó con la derrota tras haber lanzado gran partido. Obregón, con Astros ya obtuvo el trofeo de campeón lanzador por lo qué Tuzos tendrán qué cambiar su plan de juego en la defensiva y ofensiva. En caso de volver a enfrentarlo en el segundo partido.
"Gran juego los dos equipos al parejo. Tuzos bateó oportuno. Segundo partido con buena mentalidad", dijo Ríos. "Seguir adelante en el segundo partido. 6-6, en diez innings Tuzos aprovechó nuestros errores", indicó Urdiales.
Rol de juegos domingo 22 de Septiembre campo 2. 10am Tuzos vs Astros. 1:30pm Broncos vs Yankees. [Foto de Tuzos es cortesía del Lic. Sebastian Villanueva].
By J. Gilberto Quezada
A very important historical event occurred on Sunday, September 8, 2024, which marked the 124th anniversary of the birth of Adela Velarde Pérez, also known as La Adelita. When I was growing up in my beloved Barrio El Azteca in Laredo, Texas, during the 1940s and 1950s, I often heard the song, "La Adelita," that was sung by Jorge Negrete, in my mother's Spanish radio station XENU or the other Mexican radio station XEBK, both being broadcast from across the Río Grande in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Actually, the song, "La Adelita," was heard all over the barrio and I am sure all over Laredo. In a big way, we all grew up hearing this song, which was the most famous corrido of the Mexican Revolution and knowing some of the lyrics. And I am sure that many Mexican American families, who were living along the border during this time, and also in other parts of South Texas, like in San Antonio's West Side, which is comprised of Mexican and Mexican American families, knew about "La Adelita," and thus it became very much a part of our cultural, social, and historical Mexican heritage.
"La Adelita"
Si Adelita se fuera con otro
La seguiría por tierra y por mar
Si por mar en un buque de guerra
Si por tierra en un tren militar.
Toca el clarín de campaña la guerra
Sale el valiente guerrero a pelear
Correrán los arroyos de sangre
Que gobierne un tirano jamás.
Y si acaso yo muero en campaña
Y mi cuerpo en la sierra va a quedar
Adelita por Dios te lo ruego
Con tus ojos me vayas a llorar
Ya no llores querida Adelita
Ya no llores querida mujer
No te muestres ingrata conmigo
Ya no me hagas tanto padecer.
Me despido querida Adelita
Ya me alejo de mi único placer
Nunca esperes de mí una cautela
Ni te cambio por otra mujer
Soy soldado y mi patria me
llama
A los campos que vaya a pelear
Adelita, Adelita del alma
No me vayas por Dios a olvidar
Por la noche andando en el campo
Oigo el clarín que toca a reunión
Y repito en el fondo de mi alma
Adelita es mi único amor
Ya me despido querida Adelita
De ti un recuerdo quisiera llevar
Tu retrato lo llevo en el pecho
Como escudo que me haga triunfar
At that time, all I knew was that this woman, "La Adelita," was a popular person during the time of the Mexican Revolution (19101920). And photographs I saw depict her as a soldadera, a woman soldier who provided medical help and sometimes a fighting role who supported Francisco Madero against the Mexican federal government forces.
My interest in La Adelita was rekindled a couple of weeks ago when an old dear friend from my hometown of Laredo, knowing that I love history, reminded me of Adela's upcoming birthday. Consequently I became interested again in knowing more about Adela Velarde Pérez, who was the famous "La Adelita," and to know also who wrote the lyrics to the song. I did some research and found out the following historical information. The song, "La Adelita," was named after Adela Velarde Pérez, who was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on Saturday, September 8, 1900, and this past Sunday, September 8, 2024, marked the 124th anniversary of her birthday. Her father was Rafael Bernabé Velarde Samaniego and her mother was María de Jesús Pérez.
On Friday, February 7, 1913, at the tender age of 13 years, and against the will of her parents, Adela Velarde Pérez enlisted in the Cruz Blanca (the Mexican Red Cross) during the Mexican Revolution. She provided medical care for General Francisco Madero's soldiers who were wounded in battle, reloaded rifles, and provided food to the soldiers, and when necessary, also join in the fighting. She eventually joined the military army of Francisco "Pancho" Villa. During this time, Adela Velarde Pérez had a love affair with Antonio Gil del Río Armenta, a sergeant with the revolutionary forces of General Venustiano Carranza, and they had one son named Antonio. And Antonio Gil del Río Armenta was the one who wrote the lyrics of "La Adelita," in her honor and to pay homage for her tremendous work during the revolution. He later died during the bloody battle in Torreon in 1914. The song, "La Adelita" became the national anthem for the revolutionary troops who sang it before battle. Moreover, the women soldiers (soldaderas) who fought in the Mexican Revolution and who
played a crucial role in battle and were vital in the success of the revolution received their popular name of Las Adelitas.
After the Mexican Revolution, Adela Velarde Pérez worked in Mexico City as a mecanógrafa (typist) in the General Post Office.
On Saturday, February 22, 1941, she was officially recognized by the Mexican Secretary of Defense as a veteran of the Mexican Revolution and was awarded the Decoration of Revolutionary Merit. And in 1962, she was made a member of the Legión de Honor Mexicana (Mexican Legion of Honor) and awarded a life pension. Her son, Antonio, that she had with Antonio Gil del Río Armenta, passed away during World War II.
When Adela was 65 years old, she met and married an old friend from her revolutionary days, Colonel Alfredo Villegas, a widower, on Monday, November 1, 1965, and she moved in with him who lived in Del Río, Texas. They lived happily together, even though both were sick, but she had a more serious illness. He interned her in a San Antonio hospital for more than five months until she
passed away during the night on Saturday, September 4, 1971, from ovarian cancer at the age of 70 years old, just four days before her 71st birthday. He brought the body back to Del Río and buried her in the San Felipe Cemetery. Eight years later, on Wednesday, November 28, 1979, her husband, Colonel Alfred Villegas, died in Del Río at the age of 89 and is also buried in the San Felipe Cemetery.
In 2014, Mexico's Foreign Ministry and the Del Río City officials paid the first formal official tribute at her gravesite by placing a plaque in Adela's honor at the foot of the tombstone.
Five years later, on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, on the 109th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, the town of Del Río, Texas upgraded the gravesite by removing the old headstone and replacing it with a striking, unique bronze sculpture of Adela, which depicts the fallen soldadera lying in repose, and draped in her traditional blouse and flowing skirt, shrouded in roses and a belt of bullets. Alongside the bronze sculpture is the existing plaque.
Feliz Cumpleaños, Adela
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