Rep. Canales’ efforts on behalf of families served by Edinburg Housing Authority earns him “Accomplishment by Public Official Award” from Southwest Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
FEATURED, FROM RIGHT: Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr.; Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; and Edinburg City Councilmember Dan Díaz. The mayor and city councilmember helped present Canales with the “Accomplishment by Public Official Award” from the Southwest Regional...
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Rio Grande Valley Partnership to provide local businesses with free digital literacy trainings, announces Sen. Hinojosa
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is teaming up with the RGV Partnership Foundation to conduct free digital literacy trainings for regional businesses, starting in mid-August 2022.
Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, announces federal grants for South Texas College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; he will face Congresswoman Mayra Flores, R-McAllen, in November 2022 general election
Three federal grants totaling more than $9.5 million have been awarded to South Texas College ($8,303,772) and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ($1,199,998) for educational and COVID-19 pandemic programs, as well as for a construction project, Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, has announced.
Congresswoman Mayra Flores, R-McAllen, first Mexican-born woman to win a congressional seat, credits South Texas College for much of her success; she will face Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, in November 2022 general
Recently-sworn in congresswoman and South Texas College alumna Mayra Flores made history earlier this summer for becoming the first Mexican-born woman to win a congressional seat and the first Republican in more than 150 years to represent the people of District 34 across deep South Texas.
Valley demographics, transportation, water usage trends to be among key presentations during Festival of Facts on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 hosted by Futuro RGV at the McAllen Public Library
FEATURED: District 5 McAllen City Commissioner Víctor “Seby” Haddad helped introduce the “El Salvador Bicenterio” at the McAllen International Airport, which ran from Wednesday, September 15, 2021 through Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The collection of 16 carefully...
DHR Health’s Carlos Cárdenas, MD, looks back on first two years of COVID-19 in Hidalgo County: “This illness took a significant toll, a direct hit against our culture, our way of life.”
A growing number of Hidalgo County residents are cautiously breathing with more confidence as deaths, hospitalizations, and serious illnesses from COVID-19 – as of late March 2022 – had dramatically dropped since the first case of the potentially-deadly virus was confirmed in the region on Saturday, March 21, 2020.
Former Rep. Verónica Gonzáles, McAllen Police Chief Víctor Rodríguez, five other experts in education, law enforcement, immigration, and the economy to be featured in Futuro RGV’s Festival of Facts on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at McAllen Public Library from 6 pm to 8 pm
Seven area experts on public and higher education, law enforcement, the economy, and immigration will be featured speakers on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the McAllen Public Library, from 6 p.m to 8 p.m., during FuturoRGV’s Festival of Facts, an event which is free and open to the public.
President Biden to present The Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Juliet V. García, the first Mexican-American woman college president in the nation, on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Juliet V. García, former longtime president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, will be presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Washington D.C.
Misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories studied on social, global landscapes by the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas, reports attorney Omar Ochoa
“The platform of the Internet continues to fuel conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation across the globe. To counter this surge of engineered and deceptive practices seen through social media platforms, deceitful activists, biased newsrooms, and foreign and domestic influence from organizations
Priscilla Garza of Edinburg, a junior and School of Nursing major at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, appointed the new student representative to the ApplyTexas Advisory Committee
FEATURED: Priscilla Garza of Edinburg, a junior and School of Nursing major at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was recently appointed the new ApplyTexas Advisory Committee student representative. She is the first UTRGV student selected for the position....
“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