FEATURED: Dr. Dahlia Guerra, Assistant Vice President for Public Art and Special Projects, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has been honored with the Ohtli Award, one of the highest honors given to citizens living outside of Mexico.
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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: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, signals for an “Aye” vote in the Chamber of the Texas House of Representatives on Monday, May 31, 2021. Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation, passed 21 major bills and many key amendments during the 140-day regular session of the Texas Legislature, which took place from Tuesday, January 12, 2021, to Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Vitalant of McAllen, which is part of one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service providers, on Thursday, October 22, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., will be hosting a blood donation drive, along with providing free COVID-19 antibodies tests, at the LDS Church, 401 S. Jackson Road in Edinburg. Vitalant supplies comprehensive transfusion medicine services to nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states, including Texas. For information on what a person should eat and drink before donating blood, call 575/840-8178 or log on to https://www.healthline.com/health/what-to-eat-before-donating-blood
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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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House Research Organization provides online, unbiased, easy-to-understand explanations on the upcoming November 2023 state constitutional amendments, reports Rep. R.D. “Bobby” Guerra
2023 Local Newspaper Study looks at changing ways that different generations of Americans get their information, reports attorney Omar Ochoa
$44+ million Vaqueros Performance Center in Edinburg, key component for UTRGV football program, approved by UT System Board of Regents, reports Dr. Luis “Louie” G. Alamia, PT, DPT
Sen. Hinojosa praises Gov. Abbott for his efforts on behalf of the region: “Every time we have asked him for help, he delivers for us here in the Valley”
McAllen Rotary Club to donate one indoor fan each to 800 needy families on Thursday, July 27, as part of an effort to raise awareness about and prevent heat illnesses during sweltering summer
Seven Rio Grande Valley high school seniors, who are members of Village in the Valley, rewarded for their excellence with higher education scholarships
“COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day” which begins March 4, 2024, and championed by Valley lawmakers Rep. Guerra, Sen. LaMantia, and Rep. Muñoz, and endorsed by DHR Health, approved by the Texas Legislature and Gov. Abbott
Futuro RGV: Building a Thriving RGV/The Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force Forum, free and open the public, set for Thursday, July 13, from 8 a.m. to noon at South Texas College
Congressional debate building over a federal proposal, the “AM for Every Vehicle Act”, as major automakers plan to eliminate AM radio in vehicles in the coming years, reports attorney Omar Ochoa
Expansion of Medicaid health insurance for eligible mothers for a year after giving birth, which was supported by Valley legislators and DHR Health, signed into law by Gov. Abbott