Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will be visiting San Antonio Wednesday.
At first called a town hall meeting, organizers are now calling her stop at a "rally."
Hillary Clinton will be speaking Wednesday at the Bill Greehey Arena at St. Mary's University. The former first lady will spend a couple of hours there and will speak to around 3,500 people.
"We're just very excited about the individuals that are coming and especially that it's her, and that's she's coming to talk to us about the 'Solution for America'," said Clinton Campaign Coordinator Choco Meza.
Clinton staff and Secret Service did a site check Monday. They'll be out again Wednesday morning to prepare for Hillary's last minute visit.
"Hillary knows that the Latino community is very important to her," said Clinton Campaign Volunteer Luis Vera, Jr. "So, the fact that she comes to St. Mary's University, the heart of the Latino community of San Antonio, is very, very significant."
The rally will feature music and speakers before and after her talk with voters. Several San Antonio dignitaries will be there, including County Judge Nelson Wolff.
"They should expect to hear her vision and her, uh, view of what should happen in America," said Meza.
The Clinton crowd expects a full house inside. The doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Archbishop Issues Statement About Clinton's Appearance at St. Mary's
Archbishop Jose Gomez said Tuesday he was surprised to hear about Hillary Clinton's scheduled appearance at St. Mary's University.
In a statement, he said he was not consulted by the university.
Archbishop Gomez believes Catholic universities are supposed to teach Catholic values at all times and says it's clear that Clinton and other candidates' records aren't consistent with the Catholic Church.
St. Mary's said it doesn't endorse political candidates and acknowledges differences between candidates and the church.
Obama, Clinton To Debate in Austin
AUSTIN (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will debate in Austin on February 21st.
The senators will take part in the event organized by the Texas Democratic Party, Univision Communications and CNN. It's in conjunction with the Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation.
The 90-minute debate will air live from the University of Texas campus at 7 p.m. (central time).
Texas and Ohio have presidential primaries on March 4th.
Clinton plans a campaign swing through the state starting Tuesday in El Paso, then in San Antonio, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday.
Univision and CNN each will each provide a journalist to pose questions in the debate. CNN will provide the moderator.
The debate will air live on CNN and will re-air in Spanish on the Univision network.
It will also air later in Spanish on CNN en EspaÉnol the following Sunday afternoon and evening.
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