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ECISD Superintendent To Ask City’s Support On South Texas ISD Property Tax Concerns
Edinburg TX — Feb 6, 2023 Edinburg CISD Superintendent Dr. Mario H. Salinas will make a presentation at tomorrow night’s City Council meeting on the school district’s work to challenge South Texas Independent School District’s property tax status. Presumably, Salinas will request that the City support their efforts to remove STISD’s property tax powers. The…
Alzheimer’s Spikes Among RGV Latinos
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 with a crisis many parts of the nation could someday face: Cases of Alzheimer’s disease…
STC Welcomes New, In-demand Program
By Amanda Sotelo Surveying and Geospatial Technology is a career with a demand on the rise, and a new program at South Texas College to provide the training, certifications and degree needed for a success in the field. The program, set to open this month, will be the only one of its kind offered in…
ECISD Postpones Parent Youth Festival
As inclement weather has entered South Texas, with temperatures predicted to be down into the upper 30s, the Edinburg CISD announced that the Annual Parent Youth Festival will be postponed. Originally set to be held Thursday, Feb. 3, the new date has not been announced. This is the 34th year the district has held the…
Cortez Recovering From Surgery To Remove Cancerous Mass
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez continues to recover after undergoing surgery to remove what turned out to be a cancerous tumor. Subsequent tests found no evidence that the cancer had spread and his prognosis is excellent, doctors have told him. “I have already survived cancer once so I am sensitive to my body…
Edinburg Teachers Credit Union Released From Conservatorship
Edinburg, TX — Jan. 29, 2023 – Edinburg Teachers Credit Union (ETCU) is once again under the control of its members after release from conservatorship, the National Credit Union Administration and the Texas Credit Union Department announced today. Texas Credit Union Department took possession of Edinburg Teachers Credit Union in March 2021 and appointed the NCUA…
ECISD To Review Campus Intruder Detection Reports At Canterbury And Esparza Elementaries
Edinburg TX – January 28, 2023 The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will review recently completed Campus Intruder Detection Audit Report findings for two elementary school campuses. The Edinburg CISD Safety and Security Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 4:15 p.m. The Committee will review the Campus Intruder Detection Audit Report findings for…
STC Forges New Partnership With Prestigious Matamoros University
Photo above: South Texas College continues to expand its partnerships across the border with a new letter of intent for collaboration with the Universidad Tecnológica de Matamoros (UTM) that could promote the economic development of the region. STC photo. Amanda Sotelo — January 27, 2023 South Texas College continues to expand its partnerships across the…
UTRGV Professor Awarded $5.7M Grant To Improve Area Mental Health Services For Children
Photo above: Dr. Nancy Razo, UTRGV professor of practice in the Department of Human Development and School Services. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy) By Maria Gonzalez, RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – JAN. 26, 2023 The U.S. Department of Education awarded The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley a $5.7 million grant to address the shortage…
Edinburg Vanguard Student Allegedly Threatens To ‘Shoot Up The School’
Edinburg TX – January 26, 2023 Edinburg Police continue the investigation into a report of a student who made violent threats to other students at Vanguard Academy in Edinburg. On Thursday January 26, 2023, at approximately 2:59 p.m., Edinburg Police Department officers responded to a call for assistance at Vanguard Academy, 2215 S. Veterans Blvd.…
