FEATURED: “Focus report – Topics for the 88th Legislature” provides Texans with an easy-to-understand guide to 61 top issues, from abortion to water, facing the Texas Legislature, reports attorney Omar Ochoa.
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FEATURED: Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox, a world-renowned trauma surgeon from Houston, poses in front of the Level One Trauma Center at DHR Health in Edinburg, which now displays his name in his honor. Gov. Greg Abbott was among the more than 200 area leaders who were present on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, for the naming of the Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox Trauma Unit.
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FEATURED: Dr. Maggie Hinojosa, Senior Vice President, Strategic Enrollment and Student Affairs, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, speaks during the UTRGV Program Expansion press conference on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Visitors Center in Edinburg.
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FEATURED: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and his wife Erica E. Canales were at the U.S. Capitol Building on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, for the State of the Union address by President Joe Biden, as special guests of U.S. Congresswoman Mónica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg.
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Roberto Haddad, Vice President, Counsel for Government Affairs and Policy, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance; Roxanne Ramírez, LCSW-S, Executive Director, Hope Family Health Center; and Dr. Alberto Gutiérrez, Medical Director, Hope Family Health Center. This image was taken on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
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FEATURED: Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, and Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, will be directly shaping the Texas state budget over the next couple of months as members of the Senate Finance Committee. Hinojosa, who is Vice-Chair, and Zaffirini serve on the 17-member Senate Finance Committee.
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Texas Legislature approves measure by Sen. Juan Hinojosa to help create new source of drinking water from potential floods in deep South Texas
Open Government Hotline that provides Texans with information about open records laws would be improved under House Bill 4990 by Rep. Canales, says South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
News media outlets want authority from Texas Legislature to allow journalists to use aerial drones for video and photographs as part of their news gathering, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
Kendall Scudder, new Chair, Texas Democratic Party, to meet with Valley residents and news media journalists at McAllen Public Library from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley honored at Texas Capitol ahead of its 10-year anniversary
Valley’s three state senators vote for $3 billion Dementia Prevention and Research Fund, which is supported by DHR Health; measure now before the Texas House of Representatives for its action
At least two proposals by Valley State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, would increase government transparency, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
Sen. Hinojosa credits Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp for influencing University of Texas System to create UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Proposed purchase of more than 26 acres for future UTRGV campus expansion in Edinburg, which may include more parking for Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, set for action by the UT System Board of Regents on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, reports attorney Omar Ochoa
Hopefuls who want to lead the Texas Democratic Party will participate in a forum, free and open to the public, at the Art Village on Main in McAllen on Saturday, February 1, 2025 beginning at 2 p.m.