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Texas Puts Up Barriers That Keep Young Adults Out Of Extended Foster Care Programs Designed To Help Them
Illustration above: Illustration of a person sitting on a bench at night. Credit: Christine Ongjoco for The Imprint BY SANDY WEST AND JEREMY LOUDENBACK, THE IMPRINT FEB. 21, 2023 This story is co-published with The Imprint and is a condensed version of a full article from that outlet. State and federal laws are supposed to…
Texas’ Shortage Of Mental Health Care Professionals Is Getting Worse
Photo Above: Communities in Schools staff members Christy Mitchell, Dorothy Garza and Amara Nitibhon (left to right) pose for a portrait at Langford Elementary School in Austin, Texas on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune) BY STEPHEN SIMPSON, The Texas Tribune, FEB. 21, 2023 For 24/7 mental health support in…
Commissioner Torres Installing Traffic Safety Signal At Carmen And Mile 22 ½ Rd
Commissioner Ellie Torres launched the construction and installation of a new traffic safety flashing beacon signal to be installed at the intersection of Carmen Avila Rd and Mile 22 ½ N Rd in Edinburg in order to improve the safety and the security of the area. The traffic signal construction and installation at the location…
South Texas ISD Superintendent To Urge Continued Support At Tonight’s Edinburg City Council Meeting
Edinburg TX – February 20, 2023 Dr. Marco Antonio Lara, Jr, South Texas Independent School District superintendent, will be on hand at tonight’s Edinburg City Council meeting to urge them to support STISD’ continued taxing authority. The issue of STISD’s taxing authority has been raised by a number of school districts in the region, including…
In audio, high-ranking TEA official admits public school funds could drop with voucher-like programs
Photo above: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at Annapolis Christian Academy in Corpus Christi on Jan. 31, 2023, to discuss his support of voucher-like programs this Legislative session. A high-ranking official with the state’s education agency was secretly recorded asking a mother to help the governor advocate for voucher-like programs. The official acknowledged that school districts’…
Texas A&M RGV Advanced Manufacturing Hub and Edinburg CISD sign agreement to train school district staff, teachers and students
Edinburg TX — Feb. 14, 2023 On Monday, Feb. 13, the Texas A&M RGV Advanced Manufacturing Hub and Edinburg CISD signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)at a signing ceremony in McAllen. As part of the new partnership, the Texas A&M Advanced Manufacturing Hub will provide training to students, school district staff and teachers in applied…
Hidalgo County Residents Asked To Take Part In Community Needs Survey
Date Available Until: March 3, 2023Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L8XG9H6EDINBURG, TX — February 14, 2023 Each year, Hidalgo County Urban County Program receives approximately $10.6 million in annual grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following federal programs: -Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and-Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) In addition,…
Judge Cortez Presents Prosperity Task Force Activities To Texas Family Leadership Council
EDINBURG TX — February 14, 2023 In order to address the complex issue of poverty, Hidalgo County must create an environment in which people take care of one another, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez told a group of more than 40 child and family-focused organizations, community leaders and influencers from across the state on…
Wanted: Blood Donors Like You
Hidalgo County Precinct 4 will host a Blood Drive on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 12:30pm to 4:00pm at the Dispatch Room located at 1124 North “M” Road in Edinburg. All participants will receive a free gift and snacks for their donation. The blood drive will be conducted by Vitalant. The need for blood is constant…
Romance Knocks ECISD Board Meeting Back One Day
EDINBURG, TX – February 13, 2023 The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Presumably, the meeting is being held in place of what would have been the regular meeting date, Tuesday, February 14, Valentine’s Day. While no explanation was provided when the agenda was posted…
