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Hidalgo County Courthouse Cleared To Open

Tariffs Could Hurt Border Economy

Nativity scene collection on display at MOSTHistory

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Texas’ Rural Hospitals Are — Once Again — At Grave Risk Of Closing

Photo above — The nursery at the shuttered labor and delivery unit of Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa on Dec. 9, 2017. Texas has had more rural hospitals close than any other state. Credit: Gary Rhodes for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune — Nov. 30, 2022 Texas hasn’t had a hospital close since…

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Republican Requests Recount After Loss In State Senate Race

Photo above — Republican Adam Hinojosa, left, ran against Democrat Morgan LaMantia in the race for Senate District 27 in South Texas. Hinojosa has asked for a recount. Credit: Campaign websites By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune — Nov. 30, 2022 Republican Adam Hinojosa requested a recount Wednesday in his hard-fought race for a state Senate seat…

Judge Cortez

Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force Hosts Area Colonias To Discuss Issue Of Poverty

EDINBURG TX, November 29, 2022 – Area colonia residents will have an opportunity to share what life is like in low-income neighborhoods as part of a fact-finding community forum to help Hidalgo County mitigate the effects of poverty. The initiative is part of what is known as the Prosperity Task Force, a group made up…

UTRGV Engineering

UTRGV, USMFS Awarded Federal Grant To Fund Solar Startups

Photo above — UTRGV is part of a series of 18 projects the U. S. Department of Energy has funded to promote equity and diversity in clean energy innovation. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy) By Victoria Brito Morales EDINBURG, TEXAS – NOV. 22, 2022 – UTRGV is part of a series of 18 projects the…

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UTRGV-ECISD Partnership Establishes Permanent Home

Above — Artist rendering of the UTRGV Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School slated for completion in January 2024. (By GMS Architects) By Karen Villarreal EDINBURG, TEXAS – NOV. 29, 2022 – UTRGV and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District broke ground on Tuesday for a new collegiate high school to serve the students of Edinburg. The facility will…

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UTRGV And ECISD To Break Ground On New Collegiate High School On Tuesday

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – NOV. 23, 2022 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the UTRGV Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place at 1407 E. Freddy Gonzalez Drive where a state-of-the-art 85,000-square-foot facility will be constructed. UTRGV and Edinburg CISD entered a partnership…

Sarah Sagredo Hammond

Sarah Sagredo-Hammond FemCity Speaker For December 2022

McAllen, Texas — November 28, 2022 FemCity RGV will have as its guest speaker Sarah Sagredo-Hammond on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. The meeting will be held at the University Draft House – underground, 100 W U.S. Highway 83 McAllen, TX 78504, 6pm -8pm. The dress color theme is copper/sienna. Sarah Sagredo-Hammond, Owner & President of…

Perryman Column

Texas Taxes

Dr. M. Ray Perryman — November 23, 2022 Every year, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts prepares a document detailing the financial status of the State of Texas. The 2022 report (for the fiscal year ended August 31) was recently released. It paints an interesting picture that is well worth exploring. Net revenues increased by…

Marie Theresa Hernandez

Professor Provides Another Look Into The Legacy Of Juan Cortina 

Photo above — Marie Theresa Hernández, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Houston. Photo courtesy The Museum of South Texas History. EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History welcomes author Marie Theresa Hernández, Ph.D., as a featured presenter during the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “History, Terror, Imagination: Stories of Juan N. Cortina”…

MTC Prison

Prison Contractor MTC Accused Of Billing Texas Millions For Inmate Treatment Programs It Didn’t Provide

Photo above —  Angela Piazza for The Texas Tribune. By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Nov. 22, 2022 — One of the country’s largest private prison companies has defrauded Texas by collecting millions of dollars for in-prison therapeutic programming it hasn’t provided during the pandemic, a new complaint filed with the state auditor claims. In 2020,…

A&M Report

Texas A&M Ranks First in Return on Investment Among Texas Public Universities

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Edinburg Polic Report

Motorcyclist Killed in Thursday Night Crash in Edinburg

Staff Report EDINBURG, TX – A 28-year-old motorcyclist...