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(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nuñez Jr.)

McAllen Sailor Serves Aboard Navy Hospital Ship in Pacific

Lt. Cmdr. Mary Gracia, from McAllen, Texas, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)
President Trump, Canadian President Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto sign the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement during a ceremony in Buenos Aires, on the margins of the G-20 Leaders' Summit on November 30, 2018. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha / Public Domain]

TAMACC seeking immediate Congressional ratification of United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) is urging Congress to bring the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) up for a vote and to support its final passage.
Cpl. Jose Luis “Speedy” Espericueta Jr.

Corporal Espericueta Proclamation

The City of Mission will honor and commemorate the life of Cpl. Jose Luis “Speedy” Espericueta Jr., tonight at the Mission City Council meeting at 5:30 pm with a proclamation and special presentation.
L-R: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Chairman; Rep. Michael McCaul (TX), Lead Republican; Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), and Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL). Bottom L-R: Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA), Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA)

Cuellar, McCaul Congratulate Members Appointed to the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group (IPG)

Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10), the co-chairs of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group (IPG), congratulated the full roster of Members appointed to the U.S.-Mexico IPG for the 116th Congress.

Cornyn Bill Would Broaden GI Benefits for Veterans in STEM Fields

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has introduced the Veteran STEM Scholarship Improvement Act
Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

Senator Hinojosa Appointed Vice-Chair of Senate Committee on Redistricting by Lieutenant Governor Patrick

Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Vice-Chair of the Senate Committee on Redistricting, the committee that will draw state legislative and congressional districts during the upcoming 87th Texas Legislature.
Mauro Sierra III will present for the first time at MOSTHistory Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m. His presentation will discuss the history of the Pentecostal movement in the Rio Grande Valley.

Valley Native to Present the History of Pentecostalism in the Rio Grande Valley

Presenting for the first time at the Museum of South Texas History is Mauro Sierra III, who will discuss the history of Pentecostalism in the Rio Grande Valley. Sierra’s presentation “Los Aleluyas: A Socio-Cultural History of the Apostolic (Pentecostal) Movement in the Rio Grande Valley” will be presented during the Sunday Speaker Series program on Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m. in the museum’s Courtyard Gallery.
The Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees voted to lower the college's tuition and fees at a regular meeting on June 27, 2019 at the TSC Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. From left, TSC Trustee Eva Alejandro, Trustee J.J. De Leon Jr., TSC President Jesús Roberto Rodríguez, Ph.D., TSC Board Vice Chair Trey Mendez, TSC Board Chair Adela G. Garza, TSC Board Secretary Ruben Herrera, Trustee Tony Zavaleta, Ph.D., and Trustee Art Renton.

TSC Board Lowers Tuition and Fees, Again

The Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees unanimously voted to lower the college’s tuition and fees at the regular meeting on June 27, 2019, making TSC the most affordable institution of higher education in the Rio Grande Valley.

Mission CISD Board of Trustees Approves Compensation with Pay Increases

The Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) Board of Trustees has approved administration’s recommendations for a compensation plan that will provide some of the largest raises and compensation adjustments in several years.
Charles Eskridge

Cornyn, Cruz on Committee Approval of Charles Eskridge as U.S. District Judge in Houston

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved of the nomination of Charles Eskridge to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston

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