COVID-19 may have crashed the in-person graduation ceremonies for UTRGV, but that did not stop the university from celebrating Saturday morning with its more than 3,000 Spring 2020 graduates, during its first-ever Virtual Commencement event.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Saturday that 46 student-athletes graduated on Saturday at the virtual Spring Semester Commencement Ceremony.

Governor Greg Abbott today surged substantial statewide resources to cities throughout Texas in response to escalating protest violence.

Workers in office buildings may be at risk for exposure to the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Hidalgo County 449th District Court Judge Renee Rodriguez-Betancourt was selected as the National Association of Social Workers (NLIC) Public Elected Official of the Year for the Texas/Lower Rio Grande Valley Area.

Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020, through Friday, June 5, 2020, I-2, westbound frontage roads will experience single-lane closures from 2nd Street in McAllen to Cesar Chavez Road in San Juan.

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District recently announced that the 2020-2021 District Elementary Teacher of the Year is Yvonne Garza and the District Secondary Teacher of the Year is Cassandra Sanchez.

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, announced that it is setting aside $10 billion of Round 2 funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to be lent exclusively by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today issued the following statement

In the week ending May 13, over 122,400 initial unemployment insurance claims were filed in Texas. That brings the total since March 21 to 2.2 million, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).