Coahuila Governor Receives Amistad Honor at Fiesta Amistad
In Acufia chapter events, Governor Enrique Martinez y Martinez of Coahuila shares a traditional abrazo with Licenciada Terecita Veronica Palacios Bautista, president of the International Good Neighbor Council. Palacios Bautista presents a plaque naming him 2004 Mr. Amistad and welcoming him to the sister cities Fiesta Amistad.
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Coahuila
Licenciado
Enrique Martinez Y Martinez
Terecita
Veronica Palacios Bautista
International Good Neighbor Council
Acufia
Palacios Bautista
Martinez Y Martinez
Amistad
Licenciada
Maria Guadalupe Morales de Martinez
Texas
Luis Saenz
Rick Perry
del Rio
Dora G. Alcala
Abrazo
Liliana Batres de Garza
Alfredo Garza Castillo
Ciudad Acufia
Amistad International Dam
Terecita Veronica Palacios Bautista
Acuna
Maquila Expert Forecasts Change at Del Rio Forum
Susanna Werner of Mexico Development Corp. told Del Rio Chamber audience that Mexico leads global trade and investment and that maquila change is ahead. She noted Coahuila plant counts declined 272 in 1999 to 214 in 2004 while employment rose from 105,829 to 107,107, with exports strengthening 1997 to 2003 as Mexico remains US trade partner.
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Maquila
Susanna Werner
Mexico Development Corp
Twin Plant News
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Werner
Twin Plant
Mexico
Maquilas
Coahuila
Ciudad Acuna
Yvonne Gomez
Future Business Leaders of America Club
del Rio High School
United States
State official urges Del Ricans to get out and vote
Texas Assistant Secretary of State Luis Saenz urged Del Rio residents to vote, touting that one vote per precinct could swing statewide. Joined by County Clerk Maria Elena Cardenas and Mayor Dora Alcala, he said the statewide tour aims to boost turnout amid record voter registrations and a potential turnout surge. The event drew attention to early voting plans at Val Verde County Courthouse with extended hours.
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Texas
Luis Saenz
del Rio
Saenz
Pecan and
Losoya
Val Verde
Maria Elena Cardenas
Dora G. Alcala
Secretary of State
Lone Star State
Texans win federal sales tax deduction perk
President Bush signed a bill allowing Texans and six other states to deduct state sales taxes on federal returns for two years. The deduction covers new cars appliances and Christmas shopping, with options to itemize receipts or use an average table. Leaders like DeLay Hutchison Brady praised the move as ending discrimination against certain states.
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Houston
Bush
Tom DeLay
R-Sugar Land
Texas
Tennessee
Florida
Nevada
South Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
U.S
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kevin Brady
DeLay
Uncle Sam
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