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Landmark Texas law requiring private insurance and Medicaid to pay for diagnostic mammogram praised by RGV lawmakers, DHR Health leaders

Landmark Texas law requiring private insurance and Medicaid to pay for diagnostic mammogram praised by RGV lawmakers, DHR Health leaders - mammogram - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen; Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen; Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, Ricardo Martínez, MD, DHR Health General Surgeon, and Assistant Trauma Medical Director; and Carlos García-Cantú, MD, DHR Health General Surgeon and Chairman of the Board for the Renaissance Medical Foundation. This image was taken at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.

Photograph By GERARDO GARMENDIA

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Part of history: STC professor Dr. Darrial Reynolds’ journey from segregation to higher education

Part of history: STC professor Dr. Darrial Reynolds’ journey from segregation to higher education - mammogram - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured: South Texas College political science instructor Dr. Darrial Reynolds says growing up, he attended segregated schools in Talladega, Alabama, about 50 miles east of Birmingham. Shown here at the STC campus in Rio Grande City, Reynolds says like many first-generation students, he had to overcome significant hurdles to succeed in higher education.

Photograph by BEN BRIONES

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Senate Bill 494, supported by Valley legislative delegation, designed to strike balance between open government laws and abilities of elected leaders in Texas to save lives, reports Omar Ochoa

Senate Bill 494, supported by Valley legislative delegation, designed to strike balance between open government laws and abilities of elected leaders in Texas to save lives, reports Omar Ochoa - mammogram - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, who also serves as Chairman, House Committee on Transportation; Erika Canales; Miguel Guerra; former longtime Edinburg Mayor Joe Ochoa; and Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa. The group was participating in the third annual Christmas Bash & Toy Drive, hosted by Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, and his wife, Lorena Sáenz González, on Monday evening, December 2, 2019, at the Embassy Suites in McAllen. 

Photograph By ISMAEL GARCÍA

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Sen. Hinojosa, Rep. Guerra, Rep. Lucio, III, DHR Health President Turley among state leaders to headline The Texas Tribune’s “Future of Health Care” forum on Wednesday, January 29, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance

Sen. Hinojosa, Rep. Guerra, Rep. Lucio, III, DHR Health President Turley among state leaders to headline The Texas Tribune’s “Future of Health Care” forum on Wednesday, January 29, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance - mammogram - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured: As a young girl anticipating Christmas 2019 wishfully looks on, Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, delivers wrapped presents for deserving South Texas children to the third annual Christmas Bash & Toy Drive, hosted by Congressman Vicente González and his wife, Lorena Sáenz González, on Monday evening, December 2, 2019, at the Embassy Suites in McAllen.

Photograph By ISMAEL GARCÍA

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O.W.L.S, a Valley-based advocacy group that successfully promoted rights of citizens to address local governments, to be honored by Valley state legislative delegation in Edinburg on Monday

O.W.L.S, a Valley-based advocacy group that successfully promoted rights of citizens to address local governments, to be honored by Valley state legislative delegation in Edinburg on Monday - mammogram - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; Ronnie Larralde, Executive Director, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce; Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen; Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen; Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Rebecca Arizmendi, President/CEO, Pharr Greater Chamber of Commerce. This image was taken on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.

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Interim City Manager Richard M. Hinojosa appointed as temporary executive director for Edinburg Economic Development Corporation

Interim City Manager Richard M. Hinojosa appointed as temporary executive director for Edinburg Economic Development Corporation - mammogram - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured, from left: Robert C. Vackar, CEO of the Bert Ogden Auto Group; Alonzo Cantú, Chairman, Lone Star National Bank, Chairman, Cantú Construction and Development Company, and Member, Board of Managers, DHR Health; and Richard Hinojosa, Edinburg Interim City Manager, and Interim Executive Director, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation. This image was taken on February 12, 2018, during a tour updating city leaders and the area news media on the work taking place at the city-owned $88.3 million, 190,000-square foot Bert Ogden Arena.

Photograph Courtesy CITY OF EDINBURG

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