South Texas Alliance of Cities meeting to be held in Edinburg

Local business partners encouraged to attend networking breakfast

Edinburg, TX - The South Texas Alliance of Cities (STAC), a coalition of mayors across the region, is set to host a networking breakfast and its quarterly meeting in the City of Edinburg on Monday, March 18, 2024.

The alliance, created with the value of regional collaboration in mind, discusses common issues in an effort to address challenges that the rapidly growing region faces. From economic development, a growing workforce, and more, the South Texas Alliance of Cities intends to give local business partners the opportunity to share their thoughts with participating elected officials at the breakfast event to be held at the UTRGV School of Medicine.

Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr., the inaugural chair of the organization, will meet with Mayor Ron Nirenberg from San Antonio, Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino from Laredo,

Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza from Mission, Mayor Javier Villalobos from McAllen, Mayor Adrian Gonzalez from Weslaco, Mayor Norma Sepulveda from Harlingen, and Mayor John Cowen from Brownsville. Members of STAC will also attend a meeting with RGV Sector Border Patrol Chief Gloria Chavez via Zoom to discuss border policy. 

Though the quarterly meeting is limited to members of the South Texas Alliance of Cities, the networking breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and is open to the business community.

A media availability will be held at UTRGV School of Medicine at 10:30 am.