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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission awards $500,000 grant towards $1.25 million City of Elsa Community Trail Park, announces Rep. Canales

by | Apr 3, 2019 | Politics

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission awards $500,000 grant towards $1.25 million City of Elsa Community Trail Park, announces Rep. Canales - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured: A layout of the planned $1.25 million City of Elsa Community Trail Park, which received a $500,000 grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, according to Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. The City of Elsa is part of Canales’ House District 40.

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Omar Ochoa: Texas Attorney General Opinion requested on legality of cannabidiol; federal legislation filed in Washington, D.C. for equal pay for women, and to fight White Supremacist threat

by | Apr 1, 2019 | Politics

Omar Ochoa: Texas Attorney General Opinion requested on legality of cannabidiol; federal legislation filed in Washington, D.C. for equal pay for women, and to fight White Supremacist threat - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured, from left: Former longtime Edinburg Mayor Joe Ochoa, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and Omar Ochoa, the Edinburg City Attorney, in the Edinburg City Council Chamber on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Edinburg City Hall.

Photograph By MARK MONTEMAYOR

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Helicopter emergency ambulance service by Hidalgo County EMS/South Texas Air Med will play crucial role in area law enforcement’s duty to save lives, says Hidalgo County Sheriff Guerra

by | Mar 27, 2019 | Politics

Featured: Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra, left, and Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortéz, on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 during a photo session soon after Cortéz took his oath of office during a ceremony held in the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court room, located on the 1st floor of the Hidalgo County Administration Building, 100 E. Cano Street in Edinburg.Photograph By EVANA VLECK

Featured: Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra, left, and Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortéz, on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 during a photo session soon after Cortéz took his oath of office during a ceremony held in the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court room, located on the 1st floor of the Hidalgo County Administration Building, 100 E. Cano Street in Edinburg.

Photograph By EVANA VLECK

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On 147-0 vote, Texas House approves bill by Rep. Canales to prevent governments from keeping secret how much they pay for entertainment

by | Mar 25, 2019 | Politics

On 147-0 vote, Texas House approves bill by Rep. Canales to prevent governments from keeping secret how much they pay for entertainment - Titans of the Texas Legislature

Featured: Kevin Roberts, Ph.D, Executive Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation, on Thursday, March 21, 2019 during the organization’s 2019 Houston Awards Dinner. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is among a diverse coalition of statewide groups which have endorsed House Bill 81 by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, which would prevent governments in Texas from keeping secret how much they pay for entertainment events, such as parades and concerts.

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Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance continues to excel on vision to deliver major events, improve quality-of-life, and generate positive publicity for hometown and Valley

by | Mar 20, 2019 | Politics

Featured: Technicians on Wednesday, July 9, 2018, set up for a major event to be held on the 3,100 square foot stage of the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance Auditorium, which features multiple viewing screens, a state-of-the-art sound system, and theatrical LED lighting. The auditorium is one of the many assets of the 54,000 square foot multi-purpose Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, owned by DHR Health, located at 118 Paseo del Prado Avenue in the southwest part of the city. Photograph Courtesy EDINBURG CONFERENCE CENTER AT RENAISSANCE

Featured: Technicians on Wednesday, July 9, 2018, set up for a major event to be held on the 3,100 square foot stage of the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance Auditorium, which features multiple viewing screens, a state-of-the-art sound system, and theatrical LED lighting. The auditorium is one of the many assets of the 54,000 square foot multi-purpose Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, owned by DHR Health, located at 118 Paseo del Prado Avenue in the southwest part of the city.

Photograph Courtesy EDINBURG CONFERENCE CENTER AT RENAISSANCE

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University of Texas Health Rio Grande Valley Biomedical Research building, built in partnership with DHR Health and City of McAllen, will help come up with treatments – and possibly cures – for illnesses and diseases that affect South Texans

by | Mar 15, 2019 | Politics

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Texas State Senator, holds up a rendering during the ground breaking for the UTRGV Research Building at DHR on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 in McAllen, Texas. Doctors Hospital at Renaissance is partnering with UTRGV on this new facility. UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy

‘Featured: Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the DHR Health campus on East Dove Avenue in McAllen, holds up an architectural rendering of the University of Texas Health Rio Grande Valley Biomedical Research building, which held its official ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

Photograph By PAUL CHOUY

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City of Edinburg announces state legislative agenda, which includes push for Level I Comprehensive Trauma Center, UTRGV and its School of Medicine, South Texas International Airport, and Edinburg Regional Landfill

by | Mar 14, 2019 | Politics

City of Edinburg announces state legislative agenda, which includes push for Level I Comprehensive Trauma Center, UTRGV and its School of Medicine, South Texas International Airport, and Edinburg Regional Landfill - Titans of the Texas Legislature
Featured: Miriam Michelle Cepeda, Governmental Relations Liaison, City of Edinburg, is helping lead legislative strategies for the Mayor and Edinburg City Council in Austin and in Washington, D.C.

Photograph by NOAH DIEGO’S PHOTOGRAPHY

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Proposed Rio Grande Valley School of Law, authored by Rep. Martínez, Rep. Guillén, set for House committee hearing on Wednesday

by | Mar 12, 2019 | Politics

Featured: Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, with Gloria Leal, Gloria Leal and Associates, on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the Valley lawmaker’s office at the Texas Capitol, during the beginning of the 140-day regular session of the 86th Texas Legislature.

Featured: Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco, with Gloria Leal, Gloria Leal and Associates, on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the Valley lawmaker’s office at the Texas Capitol, during the beginning of the 140-day regular session of the 86th Texas Legislature.

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Carlos Sánchez, News & Politics Editor for Texas Monthly magazine, says Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas endorses government transparency legislation authored by Rep. Canales

by | Mar 11, 2019 | Politics

Featured: Carlos Sánchez, News & Politics Editor for Texas Monthly magazine, and former Executive Editor, The Monitor newspaper in McAllen, on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at a gathering at the Embassy Suites in McAllen, sponsored by Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, to thank González’ supporters and to receive contributions of Christmas presents for needy children in deep South Texas.

Featured: Carlos Sánchez, News & Politics Editor for Texas Monthly magazine, and former Executive Editor, The Monitor newspaper in McAllen, on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at a gathering at the Embassy Suites in McAllen, sponsored by Congressman Vicente González, D-McAllen, to thank González’ supporters and to receive contributions of Christmas presents for needy children in deep South Texas.

Photograph By MARK MONTEMAYOR

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