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UTRGV, Texas Tribune Panelists Discuss Challenges In Higher Education For Hispanics
Photo above, pictured from left are Evan Smith, chief executive officer of Texas Tribune; Dr. Guy Bailey, UTRGV president; Jacob Fraire, director of policy and strategy at the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success at UT El Paso; and Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, former president of UT Brownsville and a recent recipient of the…
Population Dynamics ‑ Texas Style!
Dr. M. Ray Perryman Texas is a state known for wide open spaces, and we certainly have plenty of them. Nonetheless, people and jobs are increasingly concentrated in metropolitan areas. Let’s look at some long-term trends and their implications. Urban areas continue to see much higher levels of population and employment growth than rural areas.…
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Wife Defied Property Tax Law For 8 Years By Claiming Two Homestead Exemptions
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, waves to the crowd during the July Fourth parade in McAllen in 2017. Credit: Douglas Young for The Texas Tribune By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, and his wife ran afoul of property tax law for at least eight years as each claimed homestead exemptions on properties…
STC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program boasts a 100% pass rate
Photo above: For 23 years now, graduates of STC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program have maintained a flawless record when taking their national exam. The PTA program also boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates within one year of graduating. South Texas College’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program students have done it again – a 100%…
AP, Texas Tribune, Other Newsrooms Ask Court To Unseal Henry Cuellar search Warrant
By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune The Texas Tribune and other national and local news organizations on Tuesday asked a federal court to unseal a search warrant used in the January FBI raid of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office. The raid was a remarkable move by the executive branch on a…
Pablo Vegas, A Utility Executive In Ohio, Named ERCOT’s New CEO, To Be Paid $900K+
By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT’s board announced Vegas’ hiring Tuesday. Vegas becomes ERCOT’s first permanent chief executive in 16 months, since former CEO Bill Magness was fired…
South Texas College Holds First GED Graduation Ceremony
Photo above: STC celebrated the recent graduation of the college’s GED students in a ceremony, the first-of-its-kind for the college. It was a morning to celebrate second chances. South Texas College held a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, August 17 to honor this year’s General Educational Development (GED) program graduates. All students who fulfilled their academic goals…
Hidalgo County Judge Cortez Signs Disaster Declaration On Drought
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, in his capacity as emergency management director, signed a declaration of a local state of disaster on Thursday because of the ongoing drought. The declaration says that Hidalgo County “has suffered exceptional drought conditions that pose a threat of imminent disaster.” The declaration is effective immediately but only…
Villalobos Recognized At UTRGV By Congressman Vicente Gonzalez For 2020 National Award
Photo above: Pictured are Dr. Vivian Incera, dean of UTRGV College of Sciences; Villalobos; and Javier Bustos, constituent field representative of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy) By Victoria Brito Morales RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – AUG. 12, 2022 – Dr. Cristina Villalobos, a Myles and Sylvia Aaronson Endowed professor in the UTRGV…
STC Board Approves Modified Work Week
Photo Above: STC Board of Trustees unanimously voted to extend the four-and-a-half-day work week, but he quality of service the college provides to its students, especially during peak registration times has not wavered, in fact STC is offering extended hours during the month of August. By Amanda Sotelo Following a positive response from faculty and…
