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Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez
Every story we’ve published that names Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez, newest first.
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2
Oct 25 to 31
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Jun 24, 2026
12 stories since
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Infrastructure
7 of 12 stories, then Politics
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- Puerto Rico Senate Hears Plans for Vieques Ferry Pier, New Bus Routes and Tren Urbano Study
Puerto Rico’s Integrated Transportation Authority (ATI) updated the Puerto Rico Senate’s Committee on Transportation, Telecommunications, Public Utilities and Consumer Affairs on ferry fares, port projects and transit expansion at a public hearing on Tuesday.
- Senate President Rivera Schatz Convenes Affordable Housing Summit in Capitol as Prices Rise and Sales Fall
Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz and Senate Housing and Social Welfare Committee Chairwoman Jamie Barlucea Rodríguez have convened a multisector summit to seek solutions to the island’s growing housing affordability problems.
- Puerto Rico Senator Files Bill to Adjust Veterans’ $1,500 Tax Deduction for Inflation
Puerto Rico Senator Héctor Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez, who represents Carolina District, has introduced Senate Bill 1516 to adjust annually for inflation the $1,500 income tax deduction available to veterans in Puerto Rico.
- House Transportation Chair Vows to Block Diesel Costs From Customers’ Bills Amid Amur River Standoff
House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair José "Cheito" Hernández Concepción said on Normando en la Mañana that he will "fight" to keep the cost of burning diesel during the Amur River vessel standoff off consumers’ electric bills.
- Senate Committee Weighs New Rules for Commercial Giveaways on Social Media
The Senate’s Committee on Transportation, Telecommunications, Public Services and Consumer Affairs, chaired by Sen. Hector Joaquín Sánchez Álvarez, held a hearing Tuesday on Senate Resolution 509, which seeks to examine the rules applying to commercial giveaways run through social media.
- AAA to Issue First Water Outage Credits by End of September
Puerto Rico Senator Héctor Joaquín Sánchez urged customers of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) who have experienced prolonged water service interruptions to request bill adjustments, noting the first credits should be issued by the end of September.
- AAA’s Cloud-Seeding Contract Called Void as Utility Admits Employees Manipulated Valves
The $400,000 contract the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority signed to seed clouds over its reservoirs is now being called void by the senator investigating it, and at the hearing where that happened, the utility acknowledged something more serious: its own employees had manipulated valves and shut down pumps at filtration plants.
- PR Senate to Investigate Social Media Boom in Vehicle and House Raffles
The Puerto Rico Senate has introduced Senate Resolution 509 to study the unregulated boom of social-media raffles offering cars, boats, home items, and even houses, often for as little as $20 per ticket.
- AAA Will Credit About 37,000 Water Bills, and the Senate Says That Is Too Few
Anyone in metro San Juan who spent June and July watching an empty tap already knows the AAA kept billing through it.
- Governor Reportedly Seeking Replacement for AAA Executive President
Governor Jenniffer González Colón is reportedly searching for a replacement for Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) Executive President Luis González Delgado, who has faced criticism over management of the public utility and persistent water service interruptions.
- AAA to Adjust Bills for Customers Without Water Service in June
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) announced it will adjust bills for customers who experienced water service interruptions in June, deducting for the days without service.
- ACAA Rejects Tourist Sticker Project to Attract US Vehicles to Puerto Rico
The Administration of Compensations for Automobile Accidents (ACAA) rejected a bill proposing a tourist sticker for vehicles temporarily entering Puerto Rico, citing unclear insurance requirements.