Sen. Hinojosa, Rep. Canales played key roles in new Texas law that increases the public’s right to know how taxes are spent, reports Omar Ochoa
Featured, from left: Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Finance; Chief Justice Dori Contreras, 13th Court of Appeals, Edinburg/Corpus Christi; and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, Chair, House Committee on Transportation. This image was taken on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at the Cimarron Country Club in Mission during the annual Legislative Luncheon Report Card organized by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Photograph By ISMAEL GARCÍA
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read more…Area state lawmakers to participate in “Legislative News Conference” at Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance from 10:15 to 11 a.m. on Thursday
Featured: Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, whose proposal to create a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley was approved by the Texas House of Representatives on Monday, May 1, 2019 – but was never scheduled for action in the Texas Senate – is one of six area state lawmakers who are scheduled to highlight a “Legislative Press Conference” in Edinburg on Thursday, August 15, 2019.
Photograph By PAUL CHOUY
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read more…$5 million on a direct course for planned key expansion at South Texas International Airport at Edinburg, announces Rep. Canales
Featured: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation, congratulates Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, for launching its rotor (helicopter) ambulance service for deep South Texas. Canales, who is flanked to his left by Kenny Ponce, President/CEO of the privately-owned Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med, made his remarks at the South Texas International Airport at Edinburg.
Photograph By KARLA PONCE
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read more…Mario Lizcano, DHR Health’s corporate affairs chief, a key leader of hospital system’s proven dedication of service to the people of South Texas
Featured: Gov. Greg Abbott and Mario Lizcano, Administrator of Community Engagement and Corporate Affairs for DHR Health, pose for a photographer during a visit to the Rio Grande Valley by the governor for the emergency management meeting during the summer of 2018 in Edinburg in the conference room of the Hidalgo County Health Department.
Photograph Courtesy MARIO LIZCANO
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read more…Valley state lawmakers to speak in McAllen during “Legislative Report Card Luncheon” scheduled for Wednesday, July 31 by RGV Hispanic Chamber
Featured: Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, left, and Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr., D-Mission, center, are scheduled to be among the confirmed speakers for the annual Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s “Legislative Report Card Luncheon” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at the Casa de Palmas Renaissance Hotel, 101 N. Main, McAllen. Tickets will remain available for purchase until Monday, July 29, 2019 from the organization for $50 per individual. For more information, contact the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at (956) 928-0060. This image was taken on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 during a legislative reception at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Center for Innovation and Commercialization in Weslaco.
Photograph By PAUL CHOUY
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read more…Alonzo Cantú, Texas business leader, political figure, and philanthropist helps headline US Citrus, LLC’s 1st Annual Employee Appreciation Dinner
Featured, from left: Verónica Reyna, Executive Assistant/Office Manager, US Citrus, LLC; Cheri Abraham, Ph.D., Operations Manager/Entomologist, US Citrus, LLC; Alonzo Cantú, Owner, Cantú Construction and Development Company, Chairman of the Board, Lone Star National Bank, and Member, Board of Managers, DHR Health; Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, who serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.; Mani Skaria, Ph.D., Founder, President and CEO, US Citrus, LLC; Anne Skaria; and Lorena González, on Monday, May 27, 2019, promoting Persian lime produced by the firm, which is located in Hargill northeast of Edinburg. (https://uscitrus.com/products/persian-lime-tree)
Photograph By ISMAEL GARCÍA
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read more…At least 27 construction projects from October 2015 through May 2019 have been completed or are underway at DHR Health in Edinburg
Featured: Susan Turley, President, DHR Health, provides a history and forecast for
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read more…Regents make UT Austin more affordable as students from families earning up to $65K will have all tuition, fees covered beginning Fall 2020
Featured: Mónica Lugo of Brownsville recently made history at the 2019 American Advertising Awards® competition by becoming the first University of Texas Rio Grande Valley student to advance to nationals and to receive an award at that level. The ADDY Awards attracts nearly 35,000 professional and student entries annually. Lugo was one of 39 students in the country awarded a Silver.
Photograph By PAUL CHOUY
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read more…Return of rotor (helicopter) ambulance service to Valley key to enhancing life-saving emergency care
Featured: Robert D. Martínez, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Physician Executive, DHR Health, addressing state legislators, county and city officials, and other community leaders at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Thursday, December 20, 2018 as part of the State of the Hospital Address.
Photograph Courtesy DHR Health
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read more…Rep. Canales earns prestigious tribute from Claustro Mundial Universitario for South Texas lawmaker’s public service on human rights
Featured: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, being interviewed by a Televisa news team on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, inside the historic headquarters of the Senate of the Republic in Mexico City.
Photograph Courtesy REP. TERRY CANALES
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UT System Board of Regents authorize negotiations to buy The Monitor’s home facility in McAllen as newspaper plans to downsize and relocate, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
Texas Legislature approves measure by Sen. Juan Hinojosa to help create new source of drinking water from potential floods in deep South Texas
Open Government Hotline that provides Texans with information about open records laws would be improved under House Bill 4990 by Rep. Canales, says South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
News media outlets want authority from Texas Legislature to allow journalists to use aerial drones for video and photographs as part of their news gathering, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
Kendall Scudder, new Chair, Texas Democratic Party, to meet with Valley residents and news media journalists at McAllen Public Library from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley honored at Texas Capitol ahead of its 10-year anniversary
Valley’s three state senators vote for $3 billion Dementia Prevention and Research Fund, which is supported by DHR Health; measure now before the Texas House of Representatives for its action
At least two proposals by Valley State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, would increase government transparency, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
Sen. Hinojosa credits Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp for influencing University of Texas System to create UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Proposed purchase of more than 26 acres for future UTRGV campus expansion in Edinburg, which may include more parking for Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, set for action by the UT System Board of Regents on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, reports attorney Omar Ochoa