FEATURED: Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox, a world-renowned trauma surgeon from Houston, poses in front of the Level One Trauma Center at DHR Health in Edinburg, which now displays his name in his honor. Gov. Greg Abbott was among the more than 200 area leaders who were present on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, for the naming of the Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox Trauma Unit.
FEATURED: Dr. Maggie Hinojosa, Senior Vice President, Strategic Enrollment and Student Affairs, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, speaks during the UTRGV Program Expansion press conference on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Visitors Center in Edinburg.
FEATURED: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and his wife Erica E. Canales were at the U.S. Capitol Building on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, for the State of the Union address by President Joe Biden, as special guests of U.S. Congresswoman Mónica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Roberto Haddad, Vice President, Counsel for Government Affairs and Policy, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance; Roxanne Ramírez, LCSW-S, Executive Director, Hope Family Health Center; and Dr. Alberto Gutiérrez, Medical Director, Hope Family Health Center. This image was taken on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
FEATURED: Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, and Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, will be directly shaping the Texas state budget over the next couple of months as members of the Senate Finance Committee. Hinojosa, who is Vice-Chair, and Zaffirini serve on the 17-member Senate Finance Committee.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Edinburg school board trustee Dr. Luis “Louie” G. Alamia and Edinburg City Councilmember Dan Díaz flash the Vaquero (cowboy) hand sign of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The two men were among some 200 UTRGV Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School students and 100 elected officials and university administrators present at the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 for the state-of-the-art public education facility.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Corpus Christi Police Chief Mike Markle, Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha, and Corpus Christi Port Police Chief Tom Mylett. This image was taken on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at the Nueces County Courthouse.
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FEATURED: Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, poses in this campaign image on Monday, May 5, 2020. Lucio, who retired as of Monday, January 9, 2023, was a featured speaker during the Tuesday, January 17, 2023 inauguration in Austin of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
FEATURED: First-time Sen. Morgan LaMantia, D-South Padre Island, poses in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Friday, December 2, 2022. The state lawmaker was participating in the New Member Orientation. The 88th Texas Legislature began its 140-day regular session on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Starr County Judge Eloy Vera and Manish Singh, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Chief Executive Officer, DHR Health, listen as Lt. Governor Dan Patrick speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for DHR Health’s 40-acre medical development center in Rio Grande City. The event took place on Thursday, June 30, 2022.
