Plan designed to maintain hundreds of millions of dollars for state trauma funding is approaching final approval by the Texas Legislature, reports Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med
A plan that would help protect and increase revenue for a state program that helps pay for uncompensated trauma care costs for an estimated 130,000 Texans who are hospitalized in trauma centers every year is approaching final approval by the Texas Legislature, according to Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med.
Sports medicine institute in Pharr, Doctor of Audiology degree among UTRGV issues on agenda for UT System Board of Regents on Wednesday and Thursday, announces Rep. Canales
A proposed sports medicine institute in Pharr and the initial approval for a Doctor of Audiology degree program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are among the South Texas higher education items that will be considered by the UT System Board of Regents on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 and Thursday, May 23, 2019, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, has announced.
Rep. Canales appointed by Speaker Bonnen to high-profile House-Senate committee aimed at restraining increases in local property taxes
Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, Chair, House Committee on Transportation, in March 2019 reenacting for this portrait receiving his Chairman’s gavel from Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton. Photograph By HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY •••••• Rep....
DHR Health is now functioning as a Level I Trauma Center
People who suffer some of the most life-threatening injuries, such as those which result from car crashes, blunt trauma (striking or being struck by an object), serious falls, or gun shot or stab wounds, finally have the highest level of life-saving medical care available in the Rio Grande Valley.
Striving for better: Raquel Pérez, UT Rio Grande Valley soon-to-be graduate, who embraces her roots as a migrant farmworker, ready for next chapter
Family vacations, spending time with friends, taking a break from schoolwork – college students usually envision those as summer break activities. But for Raquel Pérez, a bilingual education major at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, summers consisted of waking up early to work long hours in la labor, helping her family sort produce on a farm in Michigan.
Measure that could save tipped employees hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars annually in lost wages, approved by Texas House, says Rep. Canales
House Bill 133, which would prohibit an employer from keeping any portion of a gratuity paid to or left for a tipped employee – potentially saving such workers hundreds and possibly thousands of dollars a year in lost wages – has been approved by the Texas House of Representatives, according to Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg.
Public law school for Rio Grande Valley, which would feature $52 million building and 100 students in first entering class in 2027, is authorized by Texas House of Representatives
A major milestone for higher education in deep South Texas took place on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, when the House of Representatives approved House Bill 103, whose author is Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, that calls for the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
Millions of Texans may be able to legally display hunting and fishing licenses on mobile devices under measure spearheaded by Rep. Canales
With several million Texans required to carry state licenses to hunt or fish for sport or business, a measure that would allow digital images of those permits as proof of licensure is moving towards full approval in the Texas Legislature, according to Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg.
Plans for Level I Trauma Center to be announced by DHR Health leadership on Wednesday, May 1
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance will soon be home to the only Level 1 trauma center in the region, according to the Monitor newspaper in McAllen.
State legislation supported by Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med would eliminate home property taxes for surviving spouses of certain federal first responders killed in the line of duty
State legislation by Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, which would eliminate home property taxes for the surviving spouses of certain federal first responders who are killed or fatally injured in the line of duty, has been endorsed by Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med.
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
$18 million to $20 million redevelopment of Comfort Inn and MainStay Suites latest evidence of continuing strong commercial construction in Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa announces
From blank canvas to lasting legacy: McAllen’s Nikki Rowe High School celebrates resilient young artists during art contest awards ceremony
Landmark state law led by Sen. Juan Hinojosa and Rep. Terry Canales to bring $160 million biomedical research center to Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa reveals in State of the City Address