FEATURED: Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, center, shares a laugh with constituents of her Senate District 21 during a campaign rally on Thursday, September 7, 2022.
Photograph Courtesy SEN. JUDITH ZAFFIRINI FACEBOOK
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: The 10-member Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, meeting at the Texas Capitol on Thursday, November 10, 2022, include in this image Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock; Rep. Justin Holland, R-Heath; Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; and Sen. Charles Schwertner, MD, R-Georgetown, Chair. The mission statement of this legislative body, which includes five senators and five state representatives, is to enhance government accountability to the Legislature and people of Texas by objectively evaluating the need for and value of state programs and services.
Photograph Courtesy REP. TERRY CANALES FACEBOOK
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FEATURED: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the Michigan Democrats Dinner in Detroit, Michigan. Klobuchar is the author of S. 673, the Senate bill that proposes the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA). That measure would would allow local news publishers/broadcasters to come together to collectively negotiate with Google and Facebook for higher compensation for use of their content.
Photograph Courtesy SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR FACEBOOK
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FEATURED: Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen, participates in the Wednesday, October 26, 2022 groundbreaking of the $83 million expansion of the Anzalduas International Bridge Port of Entry, which connects both western outskirts of Mission, Texas and Reynosa, Mexico.
Photograph Courtesy REP. R.D. “BOBBY” GUERRA FACEBOOK
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FEATURED: John Sharp, Chancellor, Texas A&M University System, was honored on Tuesday, September 6, 2021 on the 10th anniversary of being chosen by the Board of Regents as the top administrative leader of one of the largest higher education organizations in the United States, with a budget of $7.2 billion.
Photograph Courtesy TEXAS A&M SYSTEM FACEBOOK
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“It feels like a miracle what we have been able to accomplish for South Texas,” in the Texas Legislature, says Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, who predicts more successes beginning in 2027
With almost 12,000 Blacks in the Rio Grande Valley, new board members for Village in the Valley (ViVa) continue to promote positive changes for all residents of deep South Texans
With CD players all but eliminated from new cars, Congress set to save AM radio in vehicles from same fate, reports Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa
Proposal by U.S. Rep. Mónica De La Cruz, which is delayed in Congress, would create a full-service U.S. veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley
Terrence Howard, an Academy Award-nominated actor, recording artist, and entrepreneur, honored with city proclamation for his surprise visit to Edinburg, reports Mayor Omar Ochoa
Stronger public safety, improved rehabilitation for inmates, $150 million in taxpayer savings, among major improvements to Texas Department of Criminal Justice under milestone state law led by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg
DHR Health’s 2026 Resident and Fellow Graduation Ceremony produces physicians and pharmacists dedicated to providing healing, advanced health care, research, education, excellence, and compassion close to home
Edinburg Cable Network earns 2026 Silver Telly Award for holiday video “The City of Edinburg Catches the Grinch,” reports Mayor Omar Ochoa
Robert Peña, Jr., 58, former state legislative candidate, longtime Edinburg school board trustee, economic development leader, and veteran of Operation Desert Storm, passes away
Rep. Terry Canales being joined by other visionary leaders, business giants, and political trailblazers to serve on Texas Bicentennial Commission