FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Former McAllen Mayor Jim Darling; Dr. Nedra Kinerk, President, Futuro RGV, and McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos. This image was taken on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the Radison Hotel McAllen Airport, following a Futuro RGV event.
Photograph Courtesy FUTURO RGV Facebook
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FEATURED: Attorney Leah Wise of McAllen will be serving on Thursday, September 21 as the Honorary Chair of the 2023 Black and White Awards Gala to benefit Angels of Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women and children who are victims of domestic violence. The event, to be held at the Regency Galeria, will recognize community members who embody the mission of Angels of Love. This image of Wise was taken on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the studios of KRGV-TV in Weslaco.
Photo Courtesy LEAH WISE FACEBOOK
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FEATURED: Dr. Luis “Louie” G. Alamia, PT, DPT, Member, Board of Trustees, Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, reports that the University of Texas System Board of Regents are scheduled to take action on three major issues that benefit UT Rio Grande Valley, including approval of $35 million for facility maintenance projects, an Annual Operating Agreement between UTRGV and Valley Baptist Health System, and establishment of a Ph.D. in Computer Science with Interdisciplinary Applications. The regents meet in Austin on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 and Thursday, May 4, 2023.
Photograph By MARK MONTEMAYOR
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FEATURED: Dr. Carlos Cárdenas, MD, Chair, Board of Managers, DHR Health, says House Bill 12 – approved by Texas House of Representatives on Friday, April 21, 2023 and awaiting action by the Senate – would be “fantastic” for new Texas mothers who are Medicaid recipients. This image was taken on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.
Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH FACEBOOK
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FEATURED: South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa prepares to be featured in a television commercial at the KRGV-TV studio in Weslaco on Thursday, July 28, 2022. More information on his McAllen-based firm is available online at https://biglink.to/gVaA.
Photograph Courtesy OMAR OCHOA LAW FIRM
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Mike Carrera, Owner, Carrera Communications, headquartered in Edinburg, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, met with Rio Grande Valley lawmakers at the Texas Capitol, including with Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen.
Photograph Courtesy MIKE CARRERA
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FEATURED: Rep. Mary E. González, D-El Paso, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, participates in a meeting of the Legislative Budget Board in Austin. She is the primary author of House Resolution 155.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SENATE MEDIA
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FEATURED: Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Assistant Vice President for Public Art & Special Projects, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Photograph By PAUL CHOY
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: UTRGV President Guy Bailey; Dr. Michael B. Hocker, Dean of the UTRGV School of Medicine; and Cris Rivera, Chief Executive Officer of HCA Healthcare affiliate Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, on Monday, March 27, 2023. This image was taken at the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in Harlingen.
Photograph By DAVID PIKE
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Dr. Manish Singh, MBBS, MS, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Chief Executive Officer, DHR Health; and Nima Bhojania and her husband, Rep. Salman Bhojani, D-Euless. This image was taken on Saturday, January 28, 2023 as part of a tour by state legislators at DHR Health Brownsville.
Photograph Courtesy DHR HEALTH FACEBOOK
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Cancer prevention, health insurance, and nursing-related postsecondary education and scholarships to be reviewed Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the Texas Capitol by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, reports DHR Health
Border security, stopping use of deepfakes technology and artificial intelligence by child predators, further cutting property taxes, and broadband infrastructure among legislative issues to be examined by Sen. Hinojosa and other state senators in the coming weeks and months
Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa, champion of open government, to leave position in order to focus more on his successful private legal practice
Futuro RGV, McAllen officials to bring leaders of government and nonprofit organizations to meet and serve residents of Commissioner Castillo’s District 4 on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in first-ever “Government for a Day” gathering at Palmview Community Center
DHR Health, Texas hospitals praised for “keeping the lights on during a total time of darkness” during COVID-19 pandemic disaster in America
In honor of Vackar family generosity to UTRGV, newly-acquired football stadium in Edinburg named Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium
Sen. Hinojosa, Rep. Canales pay tribute to Edinburg’s successes, future as part of 2024 State of the City Address by Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr.
“Lives lost, lives saved, and those who saved them.” – Rep. Guerra, Sen. LaMantia, DHR Health preparing for first-ever, statewide COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day, with event open to the public, to be held at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Monday, March 4, 2024
Luis Antonio Alamia, Jr., and 12 other Edinburg residents, are honored by citizens and Mayor/City Council as Hometown Heroes for “extraordinary public service or exemplary contribution”
“It’s a newspaper’s duty to print the news and raise hell.” Longtime Valley journalist Gilbert Tagle, Jr., 68, passes away, leaves behind legacy of speaking truth to power, fighting for the underdog