By Dr. M. Ray Perryman, May 28, 2024 In fiscal year 2023, the US government collected about $4.7 trillion in total revenue, with roughly half ($2.35 trillion) derived from the much-maligned personal income tax. We don’t have a detailed breakout…
Photo above: A pickup pushes through flood waters in Livingston on May 2, 2024. Thousands fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains saturated multiple counties. Credit: Drone Bros LLC. By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune, May 28, 2024 “Texas’ first-ever statewide…
Mercedes, TX — The South Texas Independent School District (STISD) will provide free breakfast and lunch meals to children 18 years old and younger, as well as enrolled students up to 21 years old with disabilities, from May 27 through…
Photo above: Chad Dempsey stands in a sunflower field outside of Alice, Texas, on July 24, 2022. Courtesy of the Dempsey family. By Maria Ruiz, May 24, 2024 Edinburg TX – A band scholarship for Edinburg North High School will launch…
Dr. M. Ray Perryman Even as oil and natural gas production in Texas and the United States have been increasing rapidly, new data from the US Energy Information Administration indicates that proved reserves are also hitting record highs. Basically, we’re…
Photo Above: South Texas College Culinary Arts has introduced a new program – Restaurant Management, to align with industry needs, which include more highly-skilled leaders, managers. By Amanda Sotelo Edinburg, Texas, January 31, 2024 — Il Forno Brands owner and long-time…
Photo above — South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy student athletes pose with the 2022-2023 Texas Charter School Academic & Athletic League (TCSAAL) Texas Cup for the Middle School Premier Schools division during the campus trophy presentation ceremony Edinburg, TX, Sept.…
Plant-based cinnamon rolls and sweet treats hosting grand opening EDINBURG, TX, July 26, 2023 – Cinnaholic, one of the fastest growing plant-based concepts in the country, will open on Friday, July 28 in Edinburg, TX, the first Cinnaholic in the Rio…
Photo courtesy of Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History will host a Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “Freddy Fender’s Meteoric Rise to Stardom,” featuring author Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender at 2 p.m. on July…
EDINBURG, TX, July 13, 2023 – FuturoRGV, along with South Texas College, the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, and Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, is hosting a morning-long forum today to discuss the efforts of the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force to build…
