{"id":8439,"date":"2026-03-02T11:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8439"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:41:51","slug":"hidalgo-county-treasurer-speaks-to-students-at-utrgv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/hidalgo-county-treasurer-speaks-to-students-at-utrgv\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidalgo County Treasurer speaks to students at UTRGV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lita-Leo-FULL_mixdown.wav\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The RGV College Democrats hosted \u201cMeet the Hidalgo County Treasurer: Lita Leo\u201d last Wednesday, on the Edinburg campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event gave students a chance to learn more about the responsibilities of the County Treasurer\u2019s Office and how it manages public funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lita Leo, the Hidalgo County Treasurer, serves as the chief financial officer oversees the county\u2019s.<br><br>Leo said one of her goals was to increase public understanding of her office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cJust more of an understanding county treasurer\u2019s office because in general, the general public doesn&#8217;t really know a lot about this position. So they can take that away and turn around and tell people about it\u2019s like oh I know who that is. I know what they do,\u201d Leo said.<br>Organizers said the event was part of a broader effort to promote civic engagement and political awareness among college students.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RGV College Democrats aims to foster political awareness and encourage student involvement in local and national issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Martinez, former president of the organization, said educating voters is key to civic participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cObviously, civic engagement requires informing voters, and what not on who they&#8217;re voting for who the person is and what they do, so that&#8217;s basically what we&#8217;re doing. Is spreading the word,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in attendance were also able to ask questions about how taxpayer dollars are invested and how the county generates revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robbie Juarez, chief of staff for the RGV College Democrats, said he was particularly interested in learning more about county investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI was interested in asking about the investment and what they do with the tax money that we pay,\u201d Juarez said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers say events like this help bridge the gap between students and local government leaders while encouraging informed participation in the democratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about upcoming events and meetings , students can visit the RGV College Democrats page on V Link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RGV College Democrats hosted \u201cMeet the Hidalgo County Treasurer: Lita Leo\u201d last Wednesday, on the Edinburg campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":8440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[569,16,34,831,6],"tags":[68,44,194,42,26],"class_list":["post-8439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic","category-edinburg","category-entertainment","category-on-campus","category-radio","tag-edinburg","tag-news","tag-spring","tag-students","tag-utrgv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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