State leaders, Hidalgo County officials follow the lead set by Rep. Canales on helping protect students, teachers, and community for the reopening of private and public schools
Featured: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, Chair, House Committee on Transportation, on Thursday, February 27, 2020, addressing members of the International Right of Way Association’s 2nd Annual Oil and Gas Pipeline Symposium in Houston. Photograph Courtesy REP....
Legislative lobby contract by McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC of Austin up again on Monday, July 13 before McAllen City Commission
The McAllen City Commission on Monday, July 13, 2020, is again scheduled to consider a proposed one-year, $60,000 annual contract renewal with McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC of Austin to serve as the city’s lobbyist before the Texas Legislature and other key state leaders, including the governor, lt. governor, and top elected and appointed officials with key state agencies, boards, and commissions.
Edinburg City Council approves plan to partner with Health Sciences Institute at Renaissance and the Texas Workforce Commission to increase advanced education in two medical professions
The Edinburg City Council on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, approved a plan to partner with Health Sciences Institute at Renaissance and the Texas Workforce Commission to increase advanced education in two medical professions – Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Medical Assistant.
470 medical professionals and support personnel have recently come, or are on the way, from throughout Texas to help Valley hospitals battle COVID-19, says Sen. Hinojosa
Since late June 2019, as many as 470 medical professionals and support personnel from outside of deep South Texas have come, or are on the way, to hospitals and medical centers in the Rio Grande Valley to help in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, announced on Sunday, July 5, 2020.
Valley residents with antibodies to COVID-19 have the potential to save lives of seriously-ill hospital patients, says DHR Health’s Sohail Rao, MD
Rio Grande Valley residents who have developed antibodies to COVID-19 have the potential to save lives of seriously-ill hospital patients who are suffering from that infectious and dangerous disease, according to Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPHIL, President and CEO for DHR Health Institute for Research and Development.
Sen. Hinojosa and Sen. Lucio to headline live broadcast on COVID 19 on Wednesday, July 1, from Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance
Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, will be joined by leaders with the region’s largest hospital systems and one of the top officials with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its School of Medicine for a live broadcast on the Internet to update South Texans on the latest legislative and medical news dealing with COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley.
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