Dozens of colonia leaders from Hidalgo, Starr and Cameron counties packed into the La Union del Pueblo Entero, or LUPE, headquarters hall in San Juan to listen to the priorities they will be focusing on for the next two years.
Residents from colonias across the Rio Grande Valley attend the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Maria Ramos Quintanilla, 66, outside her home in Springdale Heights on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Palmview. Maria is grateful that the county is paving the roads in the colonia where she has lived for over 29 years. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Residents from colonias across the Rio Grande Valley attend the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Residents from colonias across the Rio Grande Valley attend the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Workers pave the streets at Spingdale Heights, a colonia in Palmview, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Joaquin Garcia with La Union del Pueblo Entero adjusts the mic during the Cumbre de Colonias summit at LUPE’s headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Colorful red flags represent colonias across the Rio Grande Valley during the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Residents from colonias across the Rio Grande Valley applaud and pass resolutions during the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])A woman wears a bright orange skirt at the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Residents from colonias across the Rio Grande Valley attend the Cumbre de Colonias summit at La Union del Pueblo Entero headquarters on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in San Juan. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
