FEATURED: Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen, greets constituents and members of the Valley Automobile Dealers Association on Monday, December 6, 2021.
Photograph Courtesy REP. R.D. “BOBBY” GUERRA FACEBOOK
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FEATURED: S. David Deanda, Jr., of Mission, President, Lone Star National Bank, and Member, Board of Managers, DHR Health, has been selected by Gov. Greg Abbott to help lead economic growth and job creation strategies for the Rio Grande Valley and the Lone Star State as a member of the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors.
Photograph By NUFO SALINAS
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr., who were on hand on Friday, August 5, 2022 during public ceremonies in Edinburg to recognize major advancements in the delivery of medical and health care in the region.
Photograph By NAYELI ZENTENO
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FEATURED: An aerial image of a tanker at the Port of Brownsville. Ranking among the top U.S. steel ports, the Port of Brownsville moves more steel into Mexico than any other domestic competitor. In 2021, the port moved 4.3 million tons of steel across the United States’ southern border.
Photograph Courtesy PORT OF BROWNSVILLE
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Rhonda Salinas, Member, Board of Directors, Futuro RGV; Nedra Kinerk, Chair, Board of Directors, Futuro RGV; and Naxi López-Puente, Journalist, The Monitor. The three women had participated in Futuro RGV’s first public affairs forum of 2022 – featuring candidates for McAllen City Commission District 4 – held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
Photograph Courtesy Futuro RGV FACEBOOK
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Dr. Sam García; Dr. Dan Guerra; Dr. Raúl Barreda; Juan Bernal; Dr. Raulito Peña; Minerva Echols; Dr. Luis Delgado; Dr. Beto Gutiérrez; Clare Gutiérrez; Roberto Haddad; Joe García; and Michelle Álvarez. This image, taken August 28, 2021, captured part of the celebration announcing that DHR Health had raised $300,000 for Hope Family Health Center of McAllen during last summer’s event, which was held at South Padre Island.
Image Courtesy DHR HEALTH FACEBOOK
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Seven UTRGV professors release book detailing the history of Valley politics: Politics of the Rio Grande Valley: An Insider’s Perspective to Regional Politics
UT System Board of Regents authorizes negotiations to buy The Monitor’s home facility in McAllen as newspaper plans to downsize and relocate, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
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