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Edinburg swears in Omar Ochoa as mayor; he pledges infrastructure fixes, flood mitigation and zero tolerance for corruption
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Omar Ochoa was sworn in as mayor of Edinburg in a public ceremony that included family, former mayors and local officials. In his inaugural remarks he prioritized roads, flood mitigation, downtown revitalization, water solutions, economic growth and stricter accountability.
Mayor Omar Ochoa was sworn in as mayor of the City of Edinburg in a public ceremony where he pledged to make infrastructure repairs, confront flood risks and strengthen government accountability.
In a speech after taking the oath, Mayor Omar Ochoa said voters had chosen "hope over fear" and that the election marked "a new era in Edinburg." He said the city recorded a strong turnout, and he called for immediate, deliberate action to address core services. "We must identify roads long overdue for repair, neighborhoods that need lighting to feel safer at night,…
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