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.
FEATURED: Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, is among Valley state lawmakers who have been invited to participate in a Send-Off Reception in Weslaco on Thursday, January 5, 2023 cohosted by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Center for Innovation & Commercialization, located at 307 E. Railroad Street, Weslaco.
FEATURED: Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen – whose Senate District 20 includes Edinburg – and former Edinburg City Councilmember and retired attorney Ofelia De Los Santos, on Saturday, December 1o, 2022, at the Mission Event Center for the wedding reception of fellow lawyers Omar Ochoa and Leah Wise.
FEATURED: Dr. Luis “Louie” G. Alamia, PT, DPT, poses with his daughter, Serenity, on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Richard Flores Stadium in Edinburg. Alamia serves as Member, Place 4, Board of Trustees, Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.
FEATURED: Julián Álvarez, longtime Texas Commissioner Representing Labor on the Texas Workforce Commission, resigned from his leadership role with that state agency effective Thursday, December 15, 2022 to become Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development for Lone Star National Bank.
FEATURED: Award-winning artist Common speaks with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley community as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the Performing Arts Complex in Edinburg. The artist, actor, and activists has won awards including the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy.
FEATURED: Manish Singh, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Chief Executive Officer, DHR Health, observes as Gov. Greg Abbott congratulates DHR Health on its it’s one-year anniversary of having achieved a Level One Trauma Center designation. Level One Trauma Centers are verified by the American College of Surgeons, and in the Lone Star State designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Abbott was a keynote speaker at the event held at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
FEATURED: Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks about how his life has been positively affected by the city of Edinburg during the 90th Annual Installation and Awards Banquet, hosted by the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.
