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Delays, Closures, Chaos Mount At Texas Border
BY MITCHELL FERMAN, URIEL J. GARCÍA AND IVAN PIERRE AGUIRRE for The Texas Tribune EL PASO — Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez and El Paso on Tuesday afternoon — then he had to wait another hour in another line where…
Truckers Block Bridges And Flow of Goods To Protest Abbott Order
Commercial traffic at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge stopped Monday and a similar protest affected traffic into and out of El Paso. The blockades could impact the flow of produce to restaurants and grocery stores. BY MITCHELL FERMAN, JAMES BARRAGÁN AND URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune Commercial traffic at a key South Texas border crossing has stopped after Mexican truckers…
UTRGV Athletics Set to Invest $30 Million in Facilities Enhancements
RIO GRANDE VALLEY –The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday an investment of $30 million to upgrade existing athletics facilities that will impact all current 16 sports over the next three years, including enhancements to the UTRGV Fieldhouse, UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex, Orville Cox Tennis Center, UTRGV…
ECISD Partners With UTRGV To Establish Collegiate High School
Two Rio Grande Valley school districts today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UTRGV in support of the development and implementation of Collegiate High Schools. The McAllen Independent School District and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District made the commitment to provide their students additional opportunities to pursue college credit during high school, in separate signing ceremonies on…
Administrative Professionals Day Celebration To Be Hosted In Edinburg
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the hosting of Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance from 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M. Administrative professionals and employers are encouraged to join the national celebration over a delicious lunch and motivational speaker, Dr. Kathy Gruver. …
Greg Abbott’s order causing delays, supply chain issues
Trucks delivering products from Mexico are facing hours long waits at ports of entry. BY JAMES BARRAGÁN APRIL 8, 2022 Commercial vehicles trying to enter the United States to deliver products from Mexico have been backed up for hours at Texas ports of entry following Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive on Wednesday that state troopers increase inspections. “This continues…
Third Way: UTRGV ranks fourth in country for students’ economic mobility
By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MARCH 30, 2021 – UTRGV was recently ranked fourth nationally among the Top 10 schools that offer the most economic mobility for their students. Third Way, a national nonprofit think tank, announced the ranking in a recent report entitled “Out With the Old, In With the New:…
UTRGV CMAS Unveils Literary Landmark Honoring Gloria Anzaldúa
By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa EDINBURG, TEXAS – APRIL 4, 2022 – El Retorno Al Valle: Literary Landmark Unveiling and Symposium honoring Gloria Anzaldúa was held at her alma mater, UTRGV, on Monday, March 28, on the Edinburg Campus.A symposium about Anzaldúa was held during the day at the UTRGV Ballroom, and in her honor, the literary…
South Texas Health System
South Texas Health System’s New $100 Million, Five-Story Patient Tower EDINBURG, TX –We’re beaming with pride for South Texas Health System! Yesterday, they celebrated an exciting moment in STHS Edinburg history, the topping off of their new five-story patient tower. A special ceremony was held to mark the completion of the building’s structure, as STHS…
UTRGV Business Students Take
UTRGV business students take first place in restaurant competition By Letty Fernandez EDINBURG – Three students representing the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program at the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship earned first place at the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference held Nov. 8-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team of Andrea…
