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Judge considers holding state in contempt a third time over foster care conditions
Photo above: Heart Galleries, portraits of adoptable children, on display at the Child Protective Services office at Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in Austin on Nov. 14, 2019. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune, Dec. 5, 2023 Removed from her home at age 11, Juarez — who is now…
Com. Torres Celebrates Grand Opening of Alfonso Flores All Star Park
From Staff Reports Edinburg, Texas – Dec. 4, 2023 — Hidalgo County Precinct 4Commissioner Ellie Torres will unveil the Alfonso Flores All Star Park, a vibrant community space dedicated to recreation, inclusivity, and family enjoyment. The park, located at 107 Sunflower Rd. in Edinburg, will officially open its doors on Saturday, December 9, 2023. The…
UTRGV showcases students’ artistic talents with the 9th annual holiday card contest
Photo above: Maritza Flores, a cybersecurity major from Edinburg, won the 2023 President’s Holiday Card Contest and received a $1,000 scholarship. Flores’s win shows that exercising your talents and perseverance pays off, as she participated in the contest in 2021 and 2022 and her designs were awarded runner-up placement both years. (UTRGV Photo by Paul…
Family Fortunes
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, November 08, 2023 Every three years, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System releases results of the Survey of Consumer Finances. The Survey looks at family income, net worth, debt, and other indicators of the financial health of US families. The most recent report covers the interesting time period…
Edinburg CISD Board Officers To Be Elected This Week
Edinburg Texas, Nov. 13, 2023 — The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will elect new officers at this week’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening. As part of its annual duties, the Board will select a President, Vice President and Secretary. The current officers are President Carmen Gonzalez (Pl. 6), Vice-President Xavier Salinas (Place 5)…
UTRGV Chess Team logs another national title, as 2023 US National Collegiate Rapid Chess co-champions
Photo of UTRGV Chess Team 2023 (UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Amanda L. Alaniz Edinburg Texas, Nov. 8, 2023 – It’s another checkmate for UTRGV’s three-time national champion chess team, which just brought home a national win as the 2023 U.S. National Collegiate Rapid Chess Champions. The championship, held Sunday, Oct. 29, was played online…
Sex trafficking, drugs and assault: Texas foster kids and caseworkers face chaos in rental houses and hotels
Photo of a home Texas rents in Belton for foster children. A report from court-appointed monitors says the Department of Family and Protective Services is housing some foster children in dirty and dangerous conditions. Credit: Court-appointed foster care monitors By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune, Nov. 6, 2023 Some of Texas’ most victimized and vulnerable foster…
Proposition 9 would increase pensions for retired teachers and public school employees
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 son. After retiring in 2012, he said he initially was able to live on his…
Tragedy Unfolds in Rural Edinburg: One Fatality, Another in Critical Condition Following Shooting Incident, 3 Arrested
Edinburg, Texas – November 4, 2023 — An early morning incident in rural Edinburg resulted in one fatality and another person seriously injured. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident. At 3:39 a.m., the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was dispatched to the 7200 block of Iowa Road in rural Edinburg, Texas,…
Halloween needs an extra day
I have noticed that some school districts declare the day after the Super Bowl as either a staff work day or just a day off. They did this based on the evidence over many years. Anecdotal evidence indicates that the Monday after the Super Bowl is one of the days when large numbers of teachers…
