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Smart Shopping Strategies to Avoid Counterfeit Merchandise This Back-to-School Season
Every August, the familiar rituals occur. In households across America, the lists come out. Writing utensils, new calculators, lunch boxes, gym shoes, and new clothes. Kids have opinions, and prices are higher than you remember.
Public School Ratings Across Texas Reveal Steady Academic Gains
The statewide results are relatively stable compared with 2025, without the large year-over-year shifts seen in some previous rating cycles.
IDEA Public Schools Welcomes Nearly 34,000 RGV Students Back to School, Aug. 17th
Nearly 34,000 students will return to classrooms across 51 IDEA Public Schools campuses in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) when the 2026–27 school year begins on Monday, August 17.
CBP Officers Seize Over $600k in Cocaine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $634,000 worth of alleged cocaine concealed in a commercial tractor-trailer.
STC Alumna Finds Community and Culture Through Ballet Folklórico
When Andrea Arechiga first arrived at South Texas College in the summer of 2019, it wasn’t for her first day of class. It was to dance.
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Drug to Treat New World Screwworm in Dogs...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Simparica TRIO (sarolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel chewable tablets) for the treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) infestations (myiasis) in dogs and puppies.
Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Aug. 15
Current-year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) expire at the end of August. Licenses for the 2026-27 season go on sale Aug. 15.
Hundreds of PSJA ISD Families Get Ready for the New School Year at Back...
Hundreds of families across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) attended the 15th Annual PSJA Back to School Expo held Thursday, August 6, 2026, at all six PSJA ISD high schools, taking advantage of a variety of services designed to help students and families prepare for the first day of school on Monday, August 24, 2026.
STC Launches New Plumbing Technician Program
Eligible students can prepare for an in-demand career in plumbing at no cost this fall through a new Plumbing Technician Program being offered through the Center for Advanced Training and Apprenticeships (CATA) at South Texas College.
$10 Million Texas ACE Grant Powers La Joya ISD Extended Learning Initiatives
For students, learning and opportunity do not have to end when the final bell rings. A new five-year investment in La Joya ISD students and families will extend both beyond the traditional school day, bringing additional academic support, enrichment, summer learning, and family engagement opportunities to 10 elementary campuses across the district.
