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MPO official outlines revised 10‑year program, warns of past overprogramming

Starr County Commissioners Court · November 25, 2025
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Summary

Michael Menon, executive director of the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization, briefed the Starr County Commissioners Court on the MPO's 10‑year fiscally constrained plan, project‑readiness reporting and steps to avoid a repeat of roughly $102 million in overprogramming.

Michael Menon, executive director of the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization, told the Starr County Commissioners Court that the MPO completed a 30‑day public comment period and has revised its long‑range planning and 10‑year program to be fiscally constrained.

"Within that 10 year plan, on an annual basis, we receive about $32,500,000," Menon said, describing the federal and state funds the MPO programs for the three‑county region that includes Starr, Hidalgo and Cameron counties. He said the MPO also reviewed prior programming and found roughly $102 million that had…

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