Archive for April 2022
Ted Cruz And Greg Abbott Split In Texas House Runoff Endorsements
by Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz are finding themselves increasingly at odds as they try to shape the next Republican majority in the Texas House, splitting their endorsements in a host of primary runoffs in which candidates appear to differ on “school choice.” In recent days, Cruz has endorsed five opponents to Abbott-backed…
Read MoreUTRGV’s Grewal Named First President of Vermont State University
The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced Monday that Dr. Parwinder Grewal has accepted the position of inaugural president at Vermont State University (VSU), effective July 1, 2022. VSU, comprised of the current Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College, will be the first statewide, hybrid institution in the…
Read MoreRegional Infusion Center for COVID-19 to close operations on April 19
MISSION – Hidalgo County’s Emergency Management Coordinator Ricardo Saldaña announced today that the Regional Infusion Center for COVID-19 at Mission Regional Medical Center will close operations on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. At the request of Hidalgo County, the State of Texas, through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) opened the Regional Infusion Center in Edinburg in…
Read MoreTwo Democrats, Two Republicans In Special Election For TX-34 Seat
The winner of the special election will replace former U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, who resigned last month to work for Akin Gump. District runs into Edinburg. BY PATRICK SVITEK, for the Texas Tribune Two Democrats and two Republicans have filed for the June 14 special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, in a South…
Read MoreDelays, Closures, Chaos Mount At Texas Border
BY MITCHELL FERMAN, URIEL J. GARCÍA AND IVAN PIERRE AGUIRRE for The Texas Tribune EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez and El Paso on Tuesday afternoon — then he had to wait another hour in another line where…
Read MoreTexas Cook’Em Officials Announce 4th of July Weekend Celebration
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce and the City of Edinburg are excited to announce Aaron Watson as the 16th Annual Texas Cook’Em: High Steaks in Edinburg headliner. The celebration will be held at the Ebony Hills Golf Course, 300 W. Mark S. Pena Drive on Saturday, July 2, 2022.Texas Cook’Em is one of the state’s…
Read MoreTruckers Block Bridges And Flow of Goods To Protest Abbott Order
Commercial traffic at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge stopped Monday and a similar protest affected traffic into and out of El Paso. The blockades could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores. BY MITCHELL FERMAN, JAMES BARRAGÁN AND URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers…
Read MoreUTRGV Athletics Set to Invest $30 Million in Facilities Enhancements
RIO GRANDE VALLEY –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday an investment of $30 million to upgrade existing athletics facilities that will impact all current 16 sports over the next three years, including enhancements to the UTRGV Fieldhouse, UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex, Orville Cox Tennis Center, UTRGV…
Read MoreECISD Partners With UTRGV To Establish Collegiate High School
Two Rio Grande Valley school districts today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UTRGV in support of the development and implementation of Collegiate High Schools. The McAllen Independent School District and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District made the commitment to provide their students additional opportunities to pursue college credit during high school, in separate signing ceremonies on…
Read MoreAdministrative Professionals Day Celebration To Be Hosted In Edinburg
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hosting of Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance from 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M. Administrative professionals and employers are encouraged to join the national celebration over a delicious lunch and motivational speaker, Dr. Kathy Gruver. …
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