Texas Puts Up Barriers That Keep Young Adults Out Of Extended Foster Care Programs Designed To Help Them

February 24, 2023

Illustration above: Illustration of a person sitting on a bench at night. Credit: Christine Ongjoco for The Imprint BY SANDY WEST AND JEREMY LOUDENBACK, THE IMPRINT FEB. 21, 2023 This story is co-published with The Imprint and is a condensed…

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Texas’ Shortage Of Mental Health Care Professionals Is Getting Worse

February 24, 2023

Photo Above: Communities in Schools staff members Christy Mitchell, Dorothy Garza and Amara Nitibhon (left to right) pose for a portrait at Langford Elementary School in Austin, Texas on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune)…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic To Be Held at Edinburg Chamber

February 21, 2023

The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with DHR Health will be hosting a vaccination clinic on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at the Edinburg Chamber, 602 W. University Dr.  The vaccination clinic will be held from 9 A.M. – 4…

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Wanted: Blood Donors Like You

February 14, 2023

Hidalgo County Precinct 4 will host a Blood Drive on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 12:30pm to 4:00pm at the Dispatch Room located at 1124 North “M” Road in Edinburg. All participants will receive a free gift and snacks for their…

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Alzheimer’s Spikes Among RGV Latinos

February 3, 2023

Photo above: Neuroepidemiologist Gladys Maestre on Sept. 1, 2022. Maestre’s research explores many factors linked to dementia that affect Latino families in the Rio Grande Valley. Credit:Victoria Bouloubasis Edinburg, TX — February 3, 2023 A stretch of South Texas is struggling…

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Registration Now Open For 41st Annual All-America City David Chavana 10K Run/Walk

December 16, 2022

Edinburg TX – December 16, 2022 Registration is now open for the All-American City David Chavana 10K Run/Walk to be held Feb. 3-4, 2023 in Edinburg. Participation in the Miracle Mile, to be held Feb. 3, is free of charge.…

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Texas’ Rural Hospitals Are — Once Again — At Grave Risk Of Closing

December 1, 2022

Photo above — The nursery at the shuttered labor and delivery unit of Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa on Dec. 9, 2017. Texas has had more rural hospitals close than any other state. Credit: Gary Rhodes for The Texas Tribune By Jayme…

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Alley Theatre’s “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback” To Help Hidalgo County Children Deal With Learning Loss 

November 14, 2022

EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has arranged for a visit to several Hidalgo County schools from “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback,” a theatrical performance, by Houston’s Alley Theatre. The Office of Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez…

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UTRGV Researcher Seeking Participants For Alzheimer’s Study

October 17, 2022

Research focuses on Hispanic family caregivers, technology use By Karen Villarreal   RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – OCT. 12, 2022 – A UTRGV researcher is seeking participants for a research study about a family situation common in the Rio Grande Valley: caring…

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7th Annual “Purple Day” Supports Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 3, 2022

EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office; the Rio Grande Valley District Attorney Coalition; the Texas Council on Family Violence; the City of Edinburg; Edinburg Police Department; Mujeres Unidas; and the Hidalgo County Family Violence Taskforce will commemorate Domestic Violence…

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