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Property tax revision, judicial branch expansion among new Texas laws that took effect Jan. 1
Photo above: An aerial view of the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 6, 2022. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune — Jan. 2, 2023 Several laws passed in the 2021 Texas legislative sessions laws took effect Jan. 1, including a revision to how property taxes are collected, an expansion of…
ECISD Board Appoints New Principals At De Escandon And Longoria Schools
Photo above: Rebecca Echazarreta, newly hired principal at De Escandon Elementary Edinburg TX, December 15, 2022 The Edinburg CISD School Board of Trustees this week approved appointing new principals for De Escandon Elementary and Longoria Middle School, along with other staff during their first meeting for the month. During an almost four-hour meeting, the board…
UTRGV School Of Medicine, Valley Grande Institute Expand Path For Allied Health Students
Photo above — The UTRGV School of Medicine signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, Dec. 12, with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, at the VGI Campus in Weslaco, to strengthen the pipeline between the two institutions in training allied health professionals. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Karen Villarreal, Edinburg, TEXAS – DEC.…
Staying on the Track
Dr. M. Ray Perryman — December 07, 2022 We just avoided a major train wreck! Rail is a crucial component of the US logistics system, and a prolonged strike would lead to chaos. It would exacerbate ongoing supply chain challenges, put additional upward pressure on prices and, thus, do substantial economic harm. We rarely stop…
Edinburg STC Graduate Credits College For Educational Success
More than 2,400 South Texas College students walked across the stage at Bert Ogden Arena Saturday, many of them overcoming great obstacles to celebrate today’s success. Nicole Resendez, 22, from Edinburg graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She initially received her associate degree in nursing from STC last year. “I’ve been granted so…
ECISD Report On PreK Student’s Mistaken Release Reveals Conflicting Testimony, Lapses In Supervision
Picture above: ECISD Board of Trustees President Miguel “Mike” Farias Edinburg TX – December 8, 2022 The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees called an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the results of an investigation of how a 3-year old Truman Elementary student mistakenly got on a bus rather than stay at school. The results revealed…
Leadership Of Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force To Discuss The Development Of Human Capital With Hidalgo County Judge
EDINBURG – The leadership of the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force will meet with Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez to discuss strategy for implementing a plan to mitigate poverty in Hidalgo County. “Local entities, particularly our school districts, suggest that the poverty rate could be as high as 40 percent in Hidalgo County,” Judge Cortez…
One Million and Counting
Dr. M. Ray Perryman — November 30, 2022 Job openings in Texas as of September reached an all-time high at 1,026,000. According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the state has once again topped one million openings after a few months below that level (initially reached in June). Last September, there…
Fiesta De Nochebuena Returns To MOSTHistory Dec. 11
Photo above: Children will have the opportunity to break open a piñata filled with holiday treats during Fiesta de Nochebuena. Credit — Museum of South Texas History EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History will present Fiesta de Nochebuena, a borderland-spirit holiday event featuring regional traditions, performances and Cowboy Santa, from 1 p.m.…
Cortez Sends Second Letter To Biden Expressing Concerns About End Of Title 42
EDINBURG – As a court-mandated end to a health-related immigration policy looms this month, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez sent a second letter to President Biden this week expressing concern over the apparent lack of a strategy to deal with an expected increase in migrants seeking asylum. The one-page letter, sent late Monday, asks the…
