By Kevin Vu, The Texas Tribune, Nov. 6, 2023 For 28 years, Joe Ramirez taught social studies in Austin for students including President George W. Bush’s daughters, four-time Grammy award winning musician Gary Clark Jr. and former Gov. Rick Perry’s…
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Edinburg, TX, Oct. 24, 2023 – The City of Edinburg, the proud home of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has clinched the prestigious title of “Most Affordable College Town” in the United States, according to WalletHub’s “Best College Towns and…
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Photo above — The American flag reflects off a Houston Little Free Library designed to look like a prison filled with banned books. Credit: Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters By Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, Oct. 11, 2023 As a new Texas law…
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NASA@ My Library Bilingual Eclipse Opportunities Solar eclipse viewing party to be held Saturday at Sekula Library Edinburg, TX, Oct. 13, 2023 ─ The Sekula Memorial Library has been selected through a competitive application process to participate in NASA@ My Library,…
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Edinburg, TX – Double, double, toil and trouble! In the spirit of Halloween, the City of Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting its first-ever “Seniorween.” Attendees 55 years and older can expect thrills and chills between 9 a.m. and 1…
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Photo above: South Texas College student Jarecy Elizondo has returned to college to prove that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams, even after years of dedicating herself wholeheartedly to the unique needs of her autistic son. By Selene Rodriguez…
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By Amanda L. Alaniz EDINBURG, TEXAS – OCT. 12, 2023 – The UTRGV Spirit Program earlier this month announced the search for UTRGV students – current and future – to be part of the university’s inaugural Drill Team. The drill team…
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Edinburg TX, Sept. 28, 2023 – This week Niche released its 2024 Best Schools K-12 School & District Rankings, solidifying a decade of South Texas Independent School District (STISD) and its campuses ranking among the best in the state and nation…
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Edinburg, Texas, Sept. 26, 2023 – The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will meet tonight in a regular meeting with a routine agenda loaded with hiring new staff and with several agreements with UTRGV in addition to routine purchasing matters.…
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Edinburg, Texas, Sept. 19, 2023 — The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees recruited a current assistant superintendent from the McAllen school district to fill a vacant assistant superintendent post. The board took action after exiting from executive session. McAllen ISD…
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