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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
EDINBURG — Mayors from the Valley’s 47 cities gathered at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg on Thursday for an RGV Economic Summit. There, they made public their commitment to work collaboratively toward one common goal — the economic development and prosperity of the entire region.
And joining local leaders in that commitment — which was immortalized in a resolution signed by all the Valley’s mayors, was Gov. Greg Abbott, who traveled here Thursday to endorse the regional alliance, which he called “the future of Texas.”
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Gov. Greg Abbott, center, poses with local city mayors and other government leaders at the RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. signs an initiative along with other local mayors with Gov. Greg Abbott looking on during the RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Brownsville Mayor John Cowen speaks as he stands with other local mayors during a press conference at the RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda speaks during a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Gov. Greg Abbott moves across the stage after being introduced during a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Camron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. attends a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos signs a One Region One Voice initiative document during the RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Mission Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza receives a hug as she attends a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. speaks at a press conference with other local mayors during a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Alex Meade, Texas Transportation Commission, speaks at a RGV Economic Summit at Bert Ogden Arena on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
