FEATURED: Former State Rep. Verónica Gonzáles, D-McAllen, Senior Vice President, Governmental and Community Relations, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, was recognized by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as “2021 Woman of Distinction in Government”.
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Featured, from left: McAllen Mayor Jim Darling prepares to interview Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, on Thursday, August 20, 2020, during the City of McAllen’s Census Telethon, hosted by the mayor and the McAllen City Commissioners at McAllen City Hall.
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Featured: Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr., D-Mission, on Thursday, March 12, 2020, during the United States-Mexico Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group, East Regional Meeting, held at the Pharr Events Center. Seventy-six percent of Pharr, 70 percent of Mission, and 25 percent of McAllen, along with all or portions of several other cities, are in Muñoz House District 36.
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Featured, from left: Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-McAllen, and Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr., D-Mission, on Saturday, January 25, 2020, participating in the Texas Citrus Parade of Oranges in Mission. Both lawmakers represent significant portions of the City of McAllen in the Texas Legislature.
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Featured, from left: Dr. John Krouse, Dean of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, and Patrick Ojeaga of McAllen, a third-year medical student at the UTRGV School of Medicine. On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott announced his intent to appoint Ojeaga to serve as a student regent for the UT System Board of Regents – a first for UTRGV.
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Rose Benavídez, longtime member of South Texas College Board of Trustees, makes history by receiving Outstanding Leadership Award from the Community College Association of Texas Trustees
South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa says local lawmakers’ Capitol staff members are great resources for constituents to learn how to participate in the legislative process
$55 million in improvements for Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, home to UTRGV Vaqueros football team, set for action by UT System Board of Regents on November 20 – 21, 2024, reports South Texas Attorney Omar Ochoa
Open Government Seminar, free and open to the public, set for Hidalgo County Commissioners Court Chambers in Edinburg on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, reports attorney Omar Ochoa
Sen. LaMantia announces $1 million pledge by LaMantia family to initiate programs at south and west Texas universities, including the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, to increase number of advanced skilled mental health professionals
Rep. Canales played key role in 2023 in helping eliminate delay tactics previously used by some Texas governments in releasing public records requested by citizens, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa
From The Valley to The Hill – UTRGV graduates Matthew Rodríguez from Pharr and Anthony Hernández from Edinburg benefit from Archer Center Fellowships at nation’s capitol
ECMO Program, the world’s most advanced life support system for critically-ill patients with cardiac or respiratory failure, is another successful part of DHR Health’s “vision to create a world-class health system” for deep South Texas region
Sen. Hinojosa helps Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi break ground on new $81 million, 85,000-square-foot Arts and Media Building set to open in 2026
Dr. Fred Farias III of McAllen, Chairman, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, awarded UTRGV President Medal of Honor during the Spring 2024 Commencement