Julian Castro: Rio Grande Valley has been short-changed for decades
SAN JUAN, Texas – The Rio Grande Valley has never received its fair share of state dollars and it is time for the Texas Legislature to put that right, says Julian Castro.
The former San Antonio mayor and U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary was asked by a reporter for his views on a lack of investment in the Valley at a recent rally hosted by La Unión del Pueblo.
“Throughout the history of Texas the Valley of Texas has been a wonderful culturally rich special place in so many ways. It has also been shortchanged for generations. The Valley has not been invested in, whether you are talking about public hospitals, public universities, the schools, the roads. It has been shortchanged as other parts of the state of Texas has been invested in,” Castro said.
“The answer is not to not invest in other parts of the state, it is actually to do what should have been done a long time ago. Because the Valley has been shortchanged, including with hospitals and public health, there was a much greater outbreak (of COVID-19) here in the Valley than in other parts of the state.”
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