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As Texas Legislature readies for new session, DHR Health continues to build upon its roles of leadership and advocacy for South Texans

As Texas Legislature readies for new session, DHR Health continues to build upon its roles of leadership and advocacy for South Texans - Titans of the Texas Legislature

FEATURED: Manish Singh, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Chief Executive Officer, DHR Health, observes as Gov. Greg Abbott congratulates DHR Health on its it’s one-year anniversary of having achieved a Level One Trauma Center designation. Level One Trauma Centers are verified by the American College of Surgeons, and in the Lone Star State designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Abbott was a keynote speaker at the event held at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.

Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH FACEBOOK

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Sen. Hinojosa announces $44 million state funding package awarded to City of Edinburg for vital improvements to city’s wastewater system

Sen. Hinojosa announces $44 million state funding package awarded to City of Edinburg for vital improvements to city’s wastewater system - Titans of the Texas Legislature

FEATURED: Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks about how his life has been positively affected by the city of Edinburg during the 90th Annual Installation and Awards Banquet, hosted by the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.

Photograph by NAYELI ZENTENO

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State-of-the-art Collegiate High School in Edinburg set for public groundbreaking at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022, announces ECISD school board trustee Luis “Louie” G. Alamia

State-of-the-art Collegiate High School in Edinburg set for public groundbreaking at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022, announces ECISD school board trustee Luis “Louie” G. Alamia - Titans of the Texas Legislature

FEATURED: With Luis “Louie” G. Alamia, PT (Physical Therapist), Member, Board of Trustees, Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, looking on in the background, Dr. Guy Bailey, President, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, provides information to other area leaders and the news media in the school board meeting room about the planned construction of the Collegiate High School in Edinburg.

Photograph By PAUL CHOUY

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Sen. Zaffirini introduces 44 bills featuring her longstanding priorities of education, especially early and higher education, and healthcare, especially for the very young, the very old, persons with disabilities, and veterans

Sen. Zaffirini introduces 44 bills featuring her longstanding priorities of education, especially early and higher education, and healthcare, especially for the very young, the very old, persons with disabilities, and veterans - Titans of the Texas Legislature

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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University of Texas School of Law would offer distance-learning program in the Rio Grande Valley for first-year law UT students under bill pre-filed by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg

University of Texas School of Law would offer distance-learning program in the Rio Grande Valley for first-year law UT students under bill pre-filed by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg - Titans of the Texas Legislature

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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News media owners and public access groups battle in Congress over proposed Senate bill – S. 673 – also known as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, reports attorney Omar Ochoa

<strong>News media owners and public access groups battle in Congress over proposed Senate bill – S. 673 – also known as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, reports attorney Omar Ochoa</strong> - Titans of the Texas Legislature

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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