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Edinburg Chamber Now Accepting 2022 Man & Woman of the Year Nominations
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it is now accepting nominations for the highly anticipated 2022 Man & Woman of the Year Award. The winners will be recognized at the 90th Annual Installation & Awards Banquet set for Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Each year the Edinburg Chamber organizes a committee that will…
Sheriff’s Office Issues Alert On Possible Scam By Person Impersonating Officer
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has recently received several reports of an individual, claiming to be an HCSO Sergeant, calling residents of Hidalgo County and telling them that they owe a fine and need to pay or they will face a court hearing. The HCSO would like to remind people that Deputies will never ask…
Judge In Texas Border Crackdown Accused Of Using Racist Slur Against Migrants
State Troopers arrest an undocumented Mexican migrant for trespassing on Nov. 9 as part of Operation Lone Star after he was caught with others on private property in Kinney County. Credit: Verónica G. Cárdenas for ProPublica/The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. A prominent judge in Texas Gov.…
Two Part Genealogy Workshop At MOSTHistory
EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History invites the community to a two-part genealogy workshop, “Discover Your Past with Esther Camacho,” at 1 p.m. Sept. 10 and Sept. 24. This two-part genealogy workshop will provide participants with knowledge about genealogy research and tools. The first workshop scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10,…
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…
