South Texas Mayors’ Stakeholder Summit
With keynote speaker Mayor Julián Castro.
Join us for a convening of community and civic leaders and elected officials from around Texas to talk about the needs and enormous potential of the unique South Texas region.
March 22-23 I Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance I 118 Paseo del Prado I Edinburg, TX
In October 2012, New Leaders Texas sponsored the Meeting of South Texas Mayors in McAllen. Special guests Mayor Julián Castro and Representative Joaquín Castro, along with other South Texas leaders, discussed the impacts of recent budget cuts on South Texas communities and essential basic services.
The 2013 South Texas Mayors’ Stakeholder Summit will include a diverse group of leaders, both from South Texas and Austin, who will move this conversation forward into effective actions.
Please join us to be a part of this pivotal gathering and have your voice heard.
Host Committee:
Congressman Joaquín Castro
Congressman Rubén Hinojosa
Congressman Filemon Vela
Rep. Mary González
Ambassador Lyndon Olson
Hon. Richard Garcia
Scott Atlas
Frank Drew
Matteson Ellis
Ramiro Garza
Aziz Gilani
Jared LeBlanc
Chuck Rocha
Kinan Romman
Brian Stansbury
Mark Yzaguirre
Valley PAC
To R.S.V.P., please e-mail brian@newleaderstexas.org.
Contact Kathleen Thompson for sponsorship opportunities or questions: 512.591.8683 or info@newleaderstexas.org.
Help us keep the conversation and the cooperation going.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:
For out of town attendees, we have ten rooms booked at two different hotels. You may choose the hotel that you prefer.
Renaissance Casa de Palmas, Standard King Room $99
101 N. Main Street (5.54 miles away: http://mapq.st/W1Sn9u)
McAllen, Texas 78501
Phone: 1-956-631-1101
Contact Person: Estella Rodriguez
Embassy Suites, King Suites at $104
1800 South Second Street (5.85 miles away: http://mapq.st/W1SRwp)
McAllen, Texas, 78503
Phone: 956-686-3000
Contact Person: Lily Quintanilla
The Year in Review: A Letter from Representative-Elect Mary González
Dear New Leader,
I want to thank you personally for helping me win my race to become the newly elected state representative for HD 75 in El Paso. I am proud to be a part of this organization, which is stepping up to a generational challenge and changing Texas in lasting ways that naysayers said weren’t possible.
It’s been an incredible and busy year for New Leaders Texas. We are excited about the work we’ve done and the organization we are building. Please help us finish the year strong with a donation today.
In April, I was thrilled to receive the New Leaders Texas endorsement. New Leaders also endorsed my friend Ann Johnson for State Representative in HD 134 (on Sunday, Ann received the endorsement of The Houston Chronicle).
In May, New Leaders Texas raised money for me in Austin, then helped get out the vote in El Paso. Once I am sworn in, I’ll be the first openly gay woman to ever serve in the Texas Legislature, and I’ll be an advocate for all Texans.
In June, New Leaders Texas co-hosted the Texas Democratic Party’s State Convention Keynote After Party with Mayor Julián Castro and Representative Joaquín Castro, and many of you were among the more than 1,000 who attended.
In July, New Leaders introduced Ann to North Texas at a Dallas fundraiser.
In August, Mayor Julián Castro was chosen to deliver the DNC Keynote and weeks later, New Leaders Texas board members and I attended the National Convention, in which a huge spotlight was shone on the state of Texas and Democrats around the country told us, “Texas is the next battleground state.”
Will you help make that reality with a donation to New Leaders Texas today?
In September, we heard from New Leaders across Texas that Senator Wendy Davis needed to be the final candidate we endorsed this cycle. We are proud that our New Leaders Texas donation and match were able to contribute to this critical race.
And just last week New Leaders Texas hosted the South Texas Mayors’ Meeting in McAllen with special guests Mayor Julián Castro and Representative Joaquín Castro who pledged to join forces and work together as a region to protect our values in the upcoming legislative session.
We hope you are proud of what we’ve done and that you are as excited for the future as we are. Please make a donation to help us round out the cycle and support New Leaders Texas’ mission to nurture and promote the next generation of principled, capable Texas leaders.
Thanks,
Mary
