Archive for 2022
UTRGV, City of Brownsville, Museum of Fine Arts hosting special Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit on farmworker Huerta
Photo above: UTRGV, the City of Brownsville and the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art collaborated to bring a special Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, “DOLORES HUERTA: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos.” The exhibit will be on display at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts through Oct. 1. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)…
Read MoreWhy the High Plains turns off its turbines to limit wind production while the Texas power grid is stressed
Photo above: The Hale Wind Farm is outside of Petersburg and south of Plainview. Credit: Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune, Aug. 2, 2022 LUBBOCK — The state’s High Plains region, which covers 41 counties in the Texas Panhandle and West Texas, is home to more than 11,000 wind turbines —…
Read MoreTexas troopers are causing car chase fatalities and racially profiling drivers under Abbott’s border crackdown, complaint claims
Photo above: Texas Department of Public Safety vehicles are parked at a Best Western hotel in Del Rio on July 23, 2021. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune, July 28, 2022 At least 30 people have been killed in state police car chases connected to Texas’ expansive border security operation since…
Read MoreDallas landlord made record profits while evading eviction moratoriums, U.S. House committee says
Photo above: An aerial view of a Houston housing complex in 2019. A U.S. House subcommittee found that four corporate landlords tried to evict thousands of tenants while a federal ban on evictions was in place. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune, July 28, 2022 DALLAS — A Dallas-based corporate landlord…
Read MoreAlmost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse
Photo above: The Giddings State School, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department prison in Lee County, on July 20. Last month, the agency reported only 42% of needed security officers at the prison were available. Credit: Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune, Aug. 2, 2022 Texas’ juvenile prison system is nearing total collapse. Its…
Read MoreAs monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks
Photo above: A woman holds a syringe with a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination center in Paris this week. Health experts say Texas colleges should begin providing information about the virus — and planning for potential outbreaks. Credit: Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune, July 29, 2022 Over the last…
Read MoreBucking other Texas Democrats, Cuellar and Gonzalez vote against U.S. House bill that would ban semi-automatic weapons
Photo above: A Springfield Saint Victor AR-15 rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston in May. The U.S. House passed a ban Friday on semi-automatic weapons, but the bill is expected to die in the Senate. Credit: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton By Eric Neugeboren, The Texas Tribune, July 29, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S.…
Read MoreBio Bonanza!!
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, July 27, 2022 The Texas economy has been setting the standard for economic growth, leading the country in major new corporate locations for the past 10 straight years. The population is also diverse and growing, which is not the case in many parts of the country. We’re also seeing the continued…
Read MoreEdinburg Police Invite You To National Night Out 2022!
The City of Edinburg’s Police Department is hosting its 26th Annual National Night Out Tuesday, Aug 2 This fun-filled family event is part of a community-building campaign that promotes strong police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our cities safer places to live and work. National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, August 2,…
Read MoreHidalgo County Health & Human Services and Hidalgo County Precinct 2 to hold Back-to-School Health Fair in San Juan
SAN JUAN–Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department, in partnership with Hidalgo County Precinct 2, will hold a Back-to-School Health Fair at the San Juan Community Resource Center located at 509 E. Earling Road in San Juan on Saturday, July 30 from 9 a.m. –1 p.m. The health fair is free and open to all…
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