Proposed Rio Grande Valley School of Law, supported in 2019 by likely Speaker of the House Phelan, reintroduced by Rep. Armando Martínez for action during 2021, says attorney Omar Ochoa
Featured: Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, prepares to discuss one of his legislative measures before the Texas House of Representatives during Spring 2019. Photograph By HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY •••••• Proposed Rio Grande Valley School of Law, supported in...
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley partners with South Texas College to create undergraduate education degrees in early childhood studies
he University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and South Texas College have partnered to create a competency-based education program that creates a pathway to an undergraduate degree in early childhood studies, UTRGV officials announced on Monday, December 21, 2020.
Edinburg City Council unanimously nominates DHR Health for state tax incentives possible for the hospital system’s planned $76.8 million expansion
Featured: Marissa Castañeda, Senior Executive Vice President, DHR Health, on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, addresses DHR Health employees gathered at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance as their frontline health care professionals waited to receive their...
DHR Health: Texans’ in-person access to the Texas Capitol and to the Texas Legislature will be very different in 2021, say Reps. Guerra, Canales
In-person access to “The People’s House” – the Texas Capitol in Austin – and to the 181-members and their staffs who will be part of the 87th Texas Legislature, which returns to work on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, will most likely be restricted for the foreseeable future as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, say two area state lawmakers.
University of Texas at Austin reports that more than 25 percent of its students, for the first time, are Latino, announces attorney Omar Ochoa
Latino students at the University of Texas at Austin during the 2020 Fall semester reached, for the first time, an enrollment record of more than 25 percent, while the flagship campus of the UT System also earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia, qualifying it for consideration as a Hispanic Serving Institution, reports attorney Omar Ochoa.
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering for UT Rio Grande Valley approved November 19 by UT System Board of Regents, announces Rep. Canales
Featured: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine residents at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine students had to work on the front lines in circumstances...
RGV journalists and students encouraged to compete for Barbara Jordan Media Awards with their print or broadcast stories and images about Valleyites with disabilities, says Omar Ochoa
Featured: Gov. Greg Abbott, in this undated image taken in McAllen. Abbott was paralyzed below the waist on July 14, 1984, at age 26, when an oak tree fell on him while he was jogging following a storm. He had two steel rods implanted in his spine, underwent extensive...
DHR Health plan for $76.8 million expansion in Edinburg, which would create and retain 500 employees, praised by EEDC Board of Directors
A plan by DHR Health for a $76.8 million expansion in Edinburg, which would create and retain 500 employees, has been praised by the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) Board of Directors, and now goes before the Edinburg City Council on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, to inform the public and secure state legislative support.
School employees, first responders who become infected with COVID-19 would be protected with workers compensation financial and medical help under legislation authored by Rep. Terry Canales
Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, who also serves as Chair, House Committee on Transportation; Sally Fraustro Guerra, President/Publisher, Socialife Magazine, and Real Estate Broker, Coldwell Banker La Mansión Real Estate; and Robert C....
Congressman González: “We have seen the devastating effects of this virus up close and personal, and we understand that it is not over.”
Although the Rio Grande Valley has less than five percent of the population of Texas, as of mid-October 2020, the region accounted for about 17 percent of COVID-19-related deaths in the Lone Star State, according to Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen.
“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