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Making the Grade
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, October 26, 2022 Recently released test scores show that Texas public schools fared better than many through the pandemic, though ground was clearly lost. In a recent column, I examined scores from the National Center for Education Statistics which indicate the declines in averages at a national level; now, we have…
STC Board Leader Benavidez Named First Latina To Serve As ACCT National Chair
Photo above: STC Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez was recently inaugurated as Chair of the Association of Community College’s Trustees making her the first Latina to hold this distinguished position in the organization’s more than 50-year history. STC photo. South Texas College Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez was recently inaugurated in New York…
HCSO Employee Arrested For Indecency With A Child
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office was advised by the Mission Police Department that they were investigating allegations of a Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Deputy committing indecency with a child. Mission PD identified the Deputy as 35 year old Deputy David Munoz. Deputy Munoz started as a Detention Officer with the Sheriff’s Office in 2016 and has…
UTRGV Researcher Seeking Participants For Alzheimer’s Study
Research focuses on Hispanic family caregivers, technology use By Karen Villarreal RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – OCT. 12, 2022 – A UTRGV researcher is seeking participants for a research study about a family situation common in the Rio Grande Valley: caring for an elder with Alzheimer’s Disease. As an only child, Dr. Lin (Helen) Jiang, assistant…
$1.4M Federal Grant To Fund Daycare For STC Student Parents
RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS – Eligible student parents attending South Texas College can soon have their child care tuition and fees covered thanks in part to a grant recently presented to the college’s Child Development Center by the U.S. Department of Education. In a ceremony at STC’s Starr County campus, Congressman Henry Cuellar presented a…
The Economic Impact of a National Rail Strike
M. Ray Perryman, Published on October 17, 2022 Rail is a crucial component of the US logistics system, and a strike would lead to significant logistical dislocations, exacerbate ongoing supply chain challenges, put additional upward pressure on prices and, thus, do substantial economic harm. Although a tentative agreement was reached between the major railways and…
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Missing Person
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing person. 26-year-old, Edgar Diaz was last seen leaving his residence in a 2010 Grey Kia Soul on October 9, 2022 near the Edinburg Texas area. Diaz is described as a white male, 5’6”, 185 lbs, brown eyes and brown hair.…
Crisis Management
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, October 12, 2022 For the second consecutive year, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics has been awarded to three Americans. For 2022, the recipients are Ben S. Bernanke (former Federal Reserve Chairman now with The Brookings Institution), Douglas W. Diamond (University of Chicago), and Philip H. Dybvig (Washington University in St.…
Museum Archives To Close During October
EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History will close the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives during the month of October. The National Archives celebrates American Archives Month throughout the month of October, which encourages archival repositories across the nation to promote the preservation of the country’s documentary heritage. To better preserve and maintain…
Voting Machines For November General Election To Be tested For Logic And Accuracy
All media and public are invited to take photos and video footage of the voting machines EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Elections Department invites all media and public to view, take photos and video footage of the county voting machines as they undergo Logic and Accuracy (L&A) testing in preparation for the upcoming November 8,…
