In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, a push for residents to lose weight and curb diabetes

January 24, 2025

Photo above: Pedro Mego, a medical doctor specializing in treating peripheral artery disease and helping patients prevent the need for limb amputations, poses for a photo at his clinic in Mission on Jan. 21, 2025. Credit: Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The Texas…

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Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House

January 24, 2025

Photo above: State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session, in Austin. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune “Conservatives clinch…

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Cuellar, Gonzalez vote for dill to detain undocumented immigrants accused of even minor crimes

January 23, 2025

Photo above: Congress and the president are pushing for more border and immigration enforcement. U.S. Enforcement and Removal Operations officers near an aircraft on which migrants are repatriated as part of an enforcement process, in Harlingen in 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril By…

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Edinburg Council Opts For Improvements To Alberta and Closner Intersection

January 22, 2025

Photo above: Current conditions at the intersection from Alberta Road looking east. Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Edinburg City Council gave staff approval to start work on making improvements to the intersection of South Closner Blvd. and Alberta Road,…

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Trump to tap Abbott’s “border czar” to lead U.S. Border Patrol, report says

January 17, 2025

Photo above: Mike Banks at a news conference about border security at the Texas Department of Public Safety regional headquarters in Weslaco on Feb. 21, 2023. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune “Trump to tap…

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Texas lawmakers eye sharing health care workers with other states to address provider shortages

January 16, 2025

Photo above: The New Opportunities for Wellness (NOW) Clinic, where this photo of resources was taken, provides San Antonio with quick and reliable behavioral health services. Credit: Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribune By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune “Texas lawmakers eye sharing health…

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Cuellar, Gonzalez only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes

January 15, 2025

Photo above: Demonstrators at the Texas Capitol protest state Senate Bill 14 that would ban gender transition health care for trans kids in Texas on May 2, 2023. Credit: Leila Saidane/The Texas Tribune By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune “Texans only Democrats…

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Democrats Urging Edinburg Native, Tejano Star Bobby Pulido To Challenge De La Cruz in 2026 Congressional Race

January 14, 2025

Staff Report EDINBURG, Texas — According to Politico.com, Bobby Pulido, a Tejano music superstar and Edinburg native, is being heavily recruited by Democrats to challenge Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas’ 15th Congressional District. According to an article published on…

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Looking Ahead

January 14, 2025

I’ve been analyzing the Texas economy for more than four decades, including peering into the future to project growth patterns (I was very young when I started). I’ve recently taken yet another deep dive into the long-term outlook for the…

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Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process

January 13, 2025

Photo above: State representatives meet on the House floor at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 11, 2023. Credit: Evan L’Roy/The Texas Tribune By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune “Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can…

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