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Weslaco moves forward with Texas 1015 onion statue as tourism and education piece
Summary
City staff presented a plan to host a roughly 10‑foot Texas 1015 onion statue funded in part by TIPA ($13,500) and the chamber ($5,000); the project will use hotel‑occupancy‑tax funds for installation and aims to support destination marketing and school curriculum uses.
At the July 1 workshop, the city’s destination‑marketing staff outlined plans to install a Texas 1015 onion statue in Weslaco as part of a broader set of public‑art and destination projects.
Barbara, the staff lead on destination marketing, said Weslaco was selected by the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) to host a roughly 10‑foot onion statue to celebrate…
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