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STC Tax Preparation Services For The Community Returns To STC
Photo above: STC’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) office is now set to reopen Jan. 30 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Office hours will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a six-week period until March 10. The office will be located at the Pecan campus, Building T, Room 1.702. Appointments are…
Precinct 4 Breaks Ground On A Third Recovery Center
EDINBURG – Precinct 4 broke ground on a new recovery trash disposal center for county residents. The DavisCollection site will be built on 2.75 acres, the collection site will be paved and will have 15 trash containers. Project cost is approximately $719 thousand dollars. At present time, Precinct 4 is operating two recovery centers. The M Road Recovery Center and the Linn-San Manuel Recovery Center. Annual visitation numbers…
New Texas Foster Care Report Shows State Failed Kids In 58% Of Abuse Case
Photo above: The federal court monitors found a staffing contract that noted the agency took “appropriate action” to protect kids in only 42% of the cases in which DFPS investigations suspected maltreatment or abuse of children. Credit: Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune By William Melhado, The Texas Tribune — Jan. 20, 2023 Court monitors following a yearslong…
JP Andre Maldonado Extends Office Hours
EDINBURG TX –– January 25 2023 – Starting today, Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Place 2 Andre Maldonado announced that his office will be open during the lunch hour. Residents needing to do business with the JP’s office located at 224 N. 12th Avenue in Edinburg, can now visit during the hours of noon…
DA To Hold 8th Annual Young Hearts Matter Teen Dating Violence Prevention Event February 9
EDINBURG TX, January 25, 2023 – Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney Toribio “Terry” Palacios, in collaboration with the Texas Council on Family Violence and the City of Edinburg, will host the 8th Annual Young Hearts Matter Teen Dating Violence Prevention event on Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bert Ogden…
UTRGV Ballet Folklórico Presents Its Annual Production – Alegría
Photo above: UTRGV Ballet Folklórico presents Alegría, a dance production that has become a tradition in the Rio Grande Valley. The dates are Feb 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11, 12 at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg Campus, and March 26 at the TSC Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. (Photo Courtesy of…
ECISD Board Renews Superintendent’s Contract While Personnel Director And Payroll Director Contracts Terminated
Above: ECISD Superintendent Dr. Mario H. Salinas. Edinburg TX — January 25, 2023 The contract for Edinburg CISD’s superintendent, Dr. Mario Salinas, was renewed at last night’s Board of Trustees meeting. Listed as “Consideration of and Possible Action Regarding Evaluation, Contract, and Compensation for Superintendent of Schools,” the item was one of several discussed behind…
STC Holds Training For Suicide Prevention In Law Enforcement
Photo above: Michael Mata, Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network regional director, trained members of the local police on counseling peers who may be suffering from mental health issues at STC’s Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence – STC photo Selene Rodriguez – January 24, 2023 Texas leads the nation in the number of law enforcement officers who…
STC Named A “Top Texas Community College” For 2023
Photo above: South Texas College is starting this new year as one of the top community colleges in Texas for online and in-person learning. — Photo by STC Amanda Sotelo — January 24, 2023 South Texas College is starting this new year as one of the best community colleges in Texas for online and in-person…
Moving Forward: UTRGV Chess Team advances to Final Four
Photo above: UTRGV Chess Team members compete at the 2023 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship this month. With 85 teams representing 44 universities, UTRGV earned a spot in the coveted Final Four of Chess: Team A placed third and Team B placed fourth. Team A will continue on to represent UTRGV in the Final Four. (Courtesy…
