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From 1967 to 1972, Aguero was chairman of the Mexican American Youth Organization. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Lubbock City Council, state representative, and Lubbock County commissioner. In 1972, he was the Lubbock co-ordinator for the third party La Raza [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidate, Ramsey Muniz, who polled more votes that year than the difference between Democratic winner [[Dolph Briscoe]] of Uvalde, and [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger [[Henry C. Grover]] of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In 1974, he worked for the second La Raza candidate, Mario Compean, who was also defeated by Briscoe. Aguero was active in West Texas farm unionization efforts and once received the Lubbock award named for farm activist [[Cesar Chavez]].<ref name=obit/> In 2007, Aguero received the Lubbock County Democratic Party's "Unsung Hero" award.<ref name=eleditor/>
From 1967 to 1972, Aguero was chairman of the Mexican American Youth Organization. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Lubbock City Council, state representative, and Lubbock County commissioner. In 1972, he was the Lubbock co-ordinator for the third party La Raza [[Governor|gubernatorial]] candidate, Ramsey Muniz, who polled more votes that year than the difference between Democratic winner [[Dolph Briscoe]] of Uvalde, and [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger [[Henry C. Grover]] of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In 1974, he worked for the second La Raza candidate, Mario Compean, who was also defeated by Briscoe. Aguero was active in West Texas farm unionization efforts and once received the Lubbock award named for farm activist [[Cesar Chavez]].<ref name=obit/> In 2007, Aguero received the Lubbock County Democratic Party's "Unsung Hero" award.<ref name=eleditor/>
He received numerous awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications.<ref name=obit/> In 1977, he won the "Distinguished Service Award" form the Lubbock Jaycees]].<ref name=ttuswc>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00042/tsw-00042.html|title=Bidal Aguero: An Inventory of His Papers, 1949-1988, at the Southwest Collections Library|publisher=lib.utexas.edu|accessdate=April 2, 2010}}</ref>
He received numerous awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications.<ref name=obit/> In 1977, he won the "Distinguished Service Award" form the Lubbock Jaycees]].<ref name=ttuswc>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00042/tsw-00042.html|title=Bidal Aguero: An Inventory of His Papers, 1949-1988, at the Southwest Collections Library|publisher=lib.utexas.edu|accessdate=April 2, 2010}}</ref>