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Texas A&M AgriLife introduces nutrition and gardening staff to Starr County
Summary
At the Aug. 12 Starr County Commissioners Court meeting, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension introduced Lisa Gonzales and Heidi Pero Porresita as staff for the Better Living for Texas program, which will deliver nutrition, gardening and physical-activity programming funded through a state health-services contract.
At the Starr County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 12, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension representative introduced two local staff members assigned to the Better Living for Texas program: Lisa Gonzales, a recent hire, and long-serving extension employee Heidi Pero Porresita. The presenter said both positions are funded by a contract between Texas A&M AgriLife and the Texas Department of State Health Services and are part of the county extension office, though not paid from county funds.
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