Longoria: White House budget effectively wipes out Hidalgo County’s Community Service Agency – Rio Grande Guardian

Longoria: White House budget effectively wipes out Hidalgo County’s Community Service Agency – Rio Grande Guardian

EDINBURG, Texas – Jaime R. Longoria, director of Hidalgo County’s Community Service Agency, says his department would be virtually eliminated under President Trump’s new budget proposals. That budget will be amended by Congress so Longoria’s programs could yet be spared. “All three of our programs are on the President’s list, and all three are zeroed out,” Longoria said. The Rio Grande Guardian interviewed Longoria immediately following a webina…