PhD in Human Genetics program at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ready for action by UT System Board of Regents, announces Rep. Canales

by Legislative Media | May 4, 2020 | Politics

Featured, from left: Nolan Pérez, MD, Member, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System; Dr. Guy Bailey, President, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen; Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; UTRGV’s mascot “The Vaquero” (Cowboy); Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco; Verónica Gonzáles, Vice President for Governmental and Community Relations, UTRGV; and John H. Krouse, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean, School of Medicine, UTRGV. This image was taken at the UTRGV campus in Edinburg on Monday, October 21, 2019 to announce that the UTRGV School of Medicine, in partnership with the Honors College, had created a new early-assurance, pre-med program for high school students throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Photograph By JENNIFER GALINDO

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Measure defeated in 2019 that would have banned local governments from using public funds to lobby the Texas Legislature, reports Omar Ochoa

by Legislative Media | Apr 30, 2020 | Politics

Featured, from left: McAllen City Commissioner Javier Villalobos; McAllen City Commissioner Tania Ramírez; and Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr., D-Mission. Muñoz’ House District 36 includes 25 percent of the City of McAllen, 70 percent of the City of Mission, and 76 percent of the City of Pharr. This image was taken on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Pharr Events Center during the State of the City Address by Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernández, MD.

Photograph By PETER SALINAS

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The Food Bank RGV deserves federal funds to help meet demands, which have soared by 195 percent, contends South Texas state legislative delegation

by Legislative Media | Apr 27, 2020 | Politics

Featured, from left: Stuart Haniff, CEO of the Food Bank of Rio Grande Valley, Inc.; Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; and Erica E. Canales. This image was taken on Thursday, April 16, 2020, as the South Texas lawmaker and his wife presented a donation of $21,570, collected from 180 donors, including $5,000 from Rep. Canales, and $2,500 apiece from Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, and Rep. Eddie Lucio, III, D-Brownsville. The money will provide 107,850 much-needed meals for families and individuals in deep South Texas.

Photograph By KARLA PONCE

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Alonzo Cantú selected by Gov. Abbott to serve on Special Advisory Council that will help guide the safe and strategic restarting of Texas economy

by Legislative Media | Apr 22, 2020 | Politics

Featured, from left: Achal Patel, MD, Brain and Spine Neurosurgery, DHR Health; Robert David Martínez, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Physician Executive, DHR Health; Juan Padilla, MD, Chief of Neuroscience, DHR Health; and Alonzo Cantú, Member, Board of Managers, DHR Health. This image was taken during the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of the DHR Health Aquatic Therapy Institute, located at 2001 South Cynthia Street, Suite E in McAllen, on Thursday, September 26, 2019.

Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH

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DHR Health System announces plan underway to collect convalescent plasma that may be used to treat patients who are critically-ill from COVID-19

by Legislative Media | Apr 17, 2020 | Politics

Featured: Manish Singh, MD, FSCS, Chief Executive Officer, DHR Health System, and Member, Board of Directors, DHR Health Institute for Research and Development, during the 2020 Employee Milestone Celebration held in the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Friday, February 7, 2020.

Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH

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Sen. Hinojosa donates $5,000 apiece to food banks in Hidalgo and Nueces counties; taxpayers warned of scams in relation to COVID-19 economic payment checks

by Legislative Media | Apr 13, 2020 | Politics

Featured: Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, addressed area leaders on Monday, October 21, 2019, during the first-anniversary celebration of the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen, located at 6200 Tres Lagos Boulevard.

Photograph By NATHANIEL BAEUR

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UTRGV medical school, Hidalgo County team up with DHR Health to provide trustworthy news, medical expertise on COVID-19 in the Valley

by Legislative Media | Apr 8, 2020 | Politics

Featured: Carlos Cárdenas, MD, Chairman, Board of Managers, DHR Health, addresses employees and special guests in the lobby of the hospital on Monday, November 11, 2019 as part of the hospital system’s Veterans Day observance.

Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH

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Rep. Canales providing leadership, vital constituent services, for District 40 during COVID-19 pandemic

by Legislative Media | Apr 5, 2020 | Politics

Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, who also serves as Chair, House Committee on Transportation; Ronnie Larralde, Executive Director, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce; and Hiren Govind, Chair, Board of Directors, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Edinburg Depot, located at 602 W. University Drive.

Photograph by NAYELI ZENTEÑO

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Even during COVID-19 emergency, Edinburg protects the public’s right to comment during city council sessions, says City Attorney Omar Ochoa

by Legislative Media | Apr 2, 2020 | Politics

In order to ensure the safety of citizens during the national COVID-19 public health emergency, Edinburg City Hall on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, became closed to all walk-in traffic, although all city services will remain, and are accessible to the public, through email, phone, online and drive-through services.

Featured: In order to ensure the safety of citizens during the national COVID-19 public health emergency, Edinburg City Hall on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, became closed to all walk-in traffic, although all city services will remain, and are accessible to the public, through email, phone, online and drive-through services.

Photograph Courtesy CARY ZAYAS

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As Gov. Abbott boosts statewide responses to COVID-19, DHR Health “is ready and prepared to deal with this crisis,” says Robert D. Martínez, MD

by Legislative Media | Mar 25, 2020 | Politics

Featured: Robert David Martínez, MD, Chief Medical Officer, on Thursday, September 5, 2020, during the grand opening ceremony for the DHR Health Medical Office Building in Edinburg.

Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH

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