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Edinburg Employee Arrested, Allegedly Slapped 16-year Old In Custody
Saturday October 29, 2022, around 10 a.m., Edinburg Police Detention Specialist Roberto Guerra, a three-year employee, was arrested by the Edinburg Police Department for Official Oppression, a Class A misdemeanor. Guerra has been placed on leave without pay, pending the outcome of an administrative investigation. The charge stems from an incident that occurred on October 3, 2022 in the Edinburg Police Department juvenile…
Making the Grade
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, October 26, 2022 Recently released test scores show that Texas public schools fared better than many through the pandemic, though ground was clearly lost. In a recent column, I examined scores from the National Center for Education Statistics which indicate the declines in averages at a national level; now, we have…
STC Board Leader Benavidez Named First Latina To Serve As ACCT National Chair
Photo above: STC Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez was recently inaugurated as Chair of the Association of Community College’s Trustees making her the first Latina to hold this distinguished position in the organization’s more than 50-year history. STC photo. South Texas College Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez was recently inaugurated in New York…
HCSO Employee Arrested For Indecency With A Child
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office was advised by the Mission Police Department that they were investigating allegations of a Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Deputy committing indecency with a child. Mission PD identified the Deputy as 35 year old Deputy David Munoz. Deputy Munoz started as a Detention Officer with the Sheriff’s Office in 2016 and has…
Mother Of Man Shot, Killed By Edinburg PD Makes Emotional Appeal To City Commission
Photo Above: Lydia Villarreal speaks to the Edinburg City Council, screen capture from Edinburg City video feed. Edinburg, TX, Oct. 20, 2022 During the Public Comments section of this week’s Edinburg City Council, Lydia Villarreal, the mother of a man shot and killed by Edinburg police, made an emotional appeal to the City Council for…
Edinburg PD Investigates Police Crash
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at approximately 12:30pm an Edinburg police unit was involved in an auto accident. The Edinburg police officer was driving a black Chevy Tahoe traveling northbound on McColl Road approaching a stop-and-go signal light attempting to make a left turn onto Freddy Gonzalez. A gray Chevy Tahoe was traveling southbound on…
UTRGV Researcher Seeking Participants For Alzheimer’s Study
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 for an elder with Alzheimer’s Disease. As an only child, Dr. Lin (Helen) Jiang, assistant…
Edinburg EDC Hires Raudel Garza As Executive Director
EDINBURG, Texas– The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) announced the hiring of Raudel Garza as its Executive Director. Mr. Garza has worked in the field of economic development for over 29 years, both in the public and private sectors and has led economic development teams in the cities of Harlingen, Mission, and Pharr over his…
$1.4M Federal Grant To Fund Daycare For STC Student Parents
RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS – Eligible student parents attending South Texas College can soon have their child care tuition and fees covered thanks in part to a grant recently presented to the college’s Child Development Center by the U.S. Department of Education. In a ceremony at STC’s Starr County campus, Congressman Henry Cuellar presented a…
The Economic Impact of a National Rail Strike
M. Ray Perryman, Published on October 17, 2022 Rail is a crucial component of the US logistics system, and a strike would lead to significant logistical dislocations, exacerbate ongoing supply chain challenges, put additional upward pressure on prices and, thus, do substantial economic harm. Although a tentative agreement was reached between the major railways and…
