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Senator Hinojosa Appointed to Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports  

oday, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa as a member of the Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports. Lt. Governor Patrick originally created the Select Committee during the 84th Legislature and has reactivated it for the 86th Legislature.
Melissa Gauna sets example for students by conquering challenges through strong family support system.

STC Instructor hits the Books on her Journey to a PhD

Coming from a family with little opportunities, Melissa Gauna says she and her family overcame barriers in order to become successful.
PSJA Alumna Rossy Lima

PSJA ISD Alumna Speaks at U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute’s 37th Annual National Conference

Dr. Rossy Evelin Lima, PSJA alumna, and international award-winning poet was a panelist on creating social change at the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute’s 37th National Conference held Feb. 14-17, 2019 in Chicago.
Omer Almog after winning the 3,000-meter run at Texas A&M on Jan. 11. Photo credit: Joshua Mills

UTRGV Men’s Track & Field Picked Third, Women Picked Fourth At WAC Indoor Championships

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Wednesday the indoor track & field coaches polls, with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s team getting picked third and the women’s team getting picked fourth in advance of Friday and Saturday’s WAC Championships.
Dr. David Bowles, an associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, grew up in the Rio Grande Valley with the nickname “Güero,” granted from his father’s Mexican-American heritage. Now, he bestows it on the protagonist of his newest book, ‘They Call Me Güero,’ a novel in verse filled with slice-of-life poems illustrating life as a border kid. The book recently earned a 2019 Tomas Rivera Book Award, as well as the 2019 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature. It has been named a Pura Belpré Author Honor Book and made the School Library Journal 2018 Best Books List Honor, Middle Grade. It was named a National Council of Teachers of English Notable Verse Novel for Children 3-13, and an ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019, and was named a Shelf Awareness 2018 Best Children’s & Teen Books of the Year, Middle Grade. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

‘They Call Me Güero’: UTRGV Literature Professor Celebrates Mexican-American Culture and Youth

Dr. David Bowles, an associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, grew up “half-and-half” in the Rio Grande Valley with the nickname granted from his father’s Mexican-American heritage.

UTRGV Pitching Shuts Down Houston Baptist

UTRGV baseball beat Houston Baptist University on Tuesday.

Rep. Cuellar Secures Millions for Humanitarian Relief, Improved Conditions at Central Processing Centers, and...

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the Conference Committee on Homeland Security Appropriations, helped secure millions in the fiscal year 2019 Homeland SecurityAppropriations bill.

Tennoshin Ogawa Named WAC Golfer of the Week

Tennoshin Ogawa of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s golf team has been named WAC Golfer of the Week.

Mateo Schmit and Michael Loyd Named WAC Doubles Team of The Week

Mateo Schmit and sophomore Michael Loyd have been named Western Athletic Conference Men’s Double Team of the Week.

MARCH Manic Monday, March 4

Join members of the RGV Hispanic Chamber at their monthly Manic Monday Mixer

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