Featured: Omar Ochoa, owner, Omar Ochoa Law Firm (https://omarochoalaw.com) in McAllen, as a public service is providing updates on key legislation that affects transparency in government in Texas.
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Featured, from left: Irma Montemayor with A-Fast Bail Bonds; Rep. Sergio Muñoz, D-Mission; and now-retired Hidalgo County Treasurer Norma García, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at the Social Club in Edinburg, which was the site of a reception hosted by the Hidalgo County Bail Bond Association to honor area elected leaders.
Photograph Courtesy RENE ANZALDUA/HIDALGO COUNTY BAIL BOND ASSOCIATION
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Featured: Funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its School of Medicine, which have major campuses in Edinburg, will be among the top priorities facing the South Texas state legislative delegation when the Texas Legislature returns to work for its 140-day regular session on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.
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Featured: Edinburg High School graduate Roberto Rocha recently visited his old high school to talk about his latest book “Tamarindo Dreams: A Collection of Barrio Poetry.” The book is a collection of 30 Tex-Mex poems he wrote while growing up in the Rio Grande Valley.
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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
$135.5 million Student Housing and Dining project, $9 million renovations of college football stadium, and optometry program in Edinburg among major projects to be considered by UT System Board of Regents on May 8 and May 9, 2024, reports Dr. Luis “Louie” G. Alamia, PT, DPT
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