Archive for June 2022
Henry Cuellar Wins Democratic Primary In Recount
Photo above: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, at a Get Out the Vote rally in San Antonio in May. A recount found that Cuellar won the Democratic nomination for his congressional seat. Credit: Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune, June 21, 2022 A recount has confirmed U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo,…
Read MoreUTRGV ‘ALL IN’ For College Student Voting
Photo above: UTRGV photo by Paul Chouy) By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – JUNE 16, 2022 – UTRGV recently accomplished an All IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a national initiative committed to engaging higher education institutions in the democratic process by encouraging students to vote. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges…
Read MoreTwo Men Wanted For Multiple Aggravated Robberies
On Monday, June 6th, 2022 around 3:30 AM, Edinburg police officers were called to a business in the 500 East Block of University Drive in reference to a robbery. The two men are captured on surveillance video walking into the business. One of the suspects displayed a black handgun while the other carried a duffle…
Read MoreMOSTHistory participates in Blue Star Museums program
EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History officially announces its participation in the nationwide Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The program began on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 21, 2022, and will end on Labor Day, Monday, Sept.…
Read MoreConfidence
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, June 15, 2022 The latest surveys of consumers indicate that, as a whole, we are becoming a less optimistic lot. Because our spending on goods and services normally represents around 70% of the economy, that is a source of some concern (although, strangely, our confidence level and our outlays have not…
Read MoreSTC Robotics Camps Offers Elementary Students Inside Look At STEM Field
MCALLEN, TEXAS (JUNE 20, 2022) – Daniela De Hoyos, a third grader from Emiliano Zapata Elementary School in Mission, worked diligently with her peers to get Lego robots built and programmed during the South Texas College Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Robotic summer camps. The summer camps that run through the end of June, offer week-long…
Read MoreWaiting For Keys, Unable To Break Down Doors: Uvalde Schools Police Chief Defends Delay In Confronting Gunman
Photo Above: Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo on a dirt road on the outskirts of town on Wednesday. One of the first to respond to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, he says: “The only thing that was important to me at this time was to save…
Read MoreTxDOT To Close Eastbound I-69 Overpass, Send Traffic To Turnaround
At a Thusday press conference Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials announced the closure of the eastbound lane from I-69 now connecting to I-2 in Pharr. Drivers will instead be routed westward for a short distance and then routed to the Sugar Road underpass to allow them to then get on I-2 eastbound. The $303…
Read MoreSTC Manufacturing Goes International
MCALLEN, TEXAS (JUNE 10, 2022) – South Texas College is extending its workforce development training and services for the first time ever to manufacturers south of the border. After nearly a decade of trying, STC is finally making ground with the maquiladoras, or factories, in Mexico, according to Luisa Fernanda Rodriguez, who was hired as…
Read MoreCounty Judge Richard F. Cortez Primary Election Victory Confirmed By Court
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez issued the following statement in reaction to a judicial ruling late Thursday in which he prevailed in a lawsuit challenging his primary victory: “I am happy with the outcome of this case, although not surprised. I believe the Judge ruled correctly that there is no evidence to support…
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