{"id":23258,"date":"2026-09-18T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/18\/09\/2026\/la-inversion-de-204-millones-de-dolares-de-mcallen-en-el-sector-del-agua-preve-convocar-licitaciones-para-las-obras-en-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:49:54","slug":"la-inversion-de-204-millones-de-dolares-de-mcallen-en-el-sector-del-agua-preve-convocar-licitaciones-para-las-obras-en-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/18\/09\/2026\/la-inversion-de-204-millones-de-dolares-de-mcallen-en-el-sector-del-agua-preve-convocar-licitaciones-para-las-obras-en-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"La inversi\u00f3n de 204 millones de d\u00f3lares de McAllen en el sector del agua prev\u00e9 convocar licitaciones para las obras en 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La gran inversi\u00f3n de 204 millones de d\u00f3lares de la ciudad de 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