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Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa Named A Senate Conferee to Supplemental State Budget
Today, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa as one of only five Senate appointees to the Conference Committee on Senate Bill 500, the state's supplemental appropriations bill for the 2018-19 biennium.
UTRGV’s Dr. Christopher Gabler is Compressing Time to Research Climate Change
To get a compressed look at potential changes in rainfall over the next few decades, Dr. Christopher Gabler, professor of Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has built a series of structures along the Gulf Coast in Texas that, by altering the environment in small areas, will test physical reactions to changes in rainfall. Essentially, the structures will allow Gabler to fast forward.
Cmr. Bush Speaks at Financial Literacy Conference in in McAllen Texas
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush spoke at Educational Service District Region One’s Financial Literacy Conference to students learning about the importance of the value of a dollar and how finance works.
31 Physicians and 7 Pharmacists Charged on Opiod Prescription Fraud
Charges involve over 350 thousand prescriptions for controlled substances and over 32 million pills; ARPO Strike Force grows to ten districts, expanding to include the Western District of Virginia
Edinburg EDC Welcomes New Board Director Sonia Enriquez
The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation is pleased to welcome Edinburg native Sonia Enriquez as the newest member of the Edinburg EDC Board of Directors.
Benefit concert held in Mission for DPS Trooper
The City of Mission has teamed up with the South Texas Sheepdogs and several other local sponsors to host a music festival benefiting Texas DPS Trooper Moises Sanchez who was shot in the line of duty.
Community Engagement remains strong for Border Patrol
Last week, Border Patrol showed community engagement throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Stash House Disrupted
U.S. Border Patrol agents in collaboration with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, disrupted a stash house operating in a residential neighborhood.
McAllen Warning Residents of Fake Garage Sale Permit Website
The City of McAllen Health & Code Enforcement Department wants to warn residents of a fake website purporting to be the City of McAllen, charging for garage sale permits.
PSJA Southwest theatre students make campus history, advance to Region One-Act Play Contest
The PSJA Southwest Early College High School theatre troupe made history recently as they advanced to Region in the UIL One-Act Play competition with their production of “The Book of Everything,” they will be competing today Tuesday in San Antonio.