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Featured: Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, shakes hands with Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg and calls the House District 40 lawmaker “a bold, visionary, and courageous leader” following the Wednesday, June 12, 2019 ceremony involving Gov. Greg Abbott signing into law the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019. Seated, from left, are: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, R-Houston; Gov. Greg Abbott; Bonnen; and Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock. Standing, from left: Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway; Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe; Canales; and Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond. The event took place outside of Wally’s Burgers in Austin. Photograph By DYLAN MATTHEWS

Rep. Canales, who helped shape the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of...

The Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act of 2019, which was signed into law on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 by Gov. Greg Abbott, “returns power to the people” says Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, who attended the bill-signing ceremony in Austin

McAllen ISD lands 8 schools on state Honor Roll list

Eight McAllen Independent School District campuses have been named to the state Honor Roll for 2018-19.
First Assistant Attorney General Jeff Mateer (second from the right) speaking at today's roundtable.

First Assistant AG Jeff Mateer to FTC: Big Tech Companies Must Comply with State...

At a roundtable of state attorneys general hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, Texas First Assistant Attorney General Jeff Mateer today questioned whether big tech companies mislead users and run afoul of the states’ deceptive trade practices laws when they represent their social media platforms as viewpoint neutral and open to all protected speech.
Group photo of the recipients of a scholarship award. Adrian Villarreal, President and CEO of IBC Bank McAllen region was present during the ceremony. Photo by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez

IBC Bank-McAllen Awards $24,000 in College Scholarships to Local Students Who ‘Do More’ for...

This month, IBC Bank awarded $153,000 in scholarships to deserving high school seniors across Texas and Oklahoma in honor of Antonio R. Sanchez, Sr., founder of IBC Bank.

Bringing Pride and Tradition: UTRGV Reveals Mascot

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley today unveiled the look of its new mascot – the Vaquero.

Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $750K Worth of Narcotics

U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector disrupted three narcotic smuggling attempts over the past few days.

Border Patrol Checkpoints Stop Human Smuggling Attempts

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the immigration checkpoints continue to disrupt dangerous human smuggling attempts.

Use of Trademarks in Mexico 2018 Changes

After the opposition procedure became effective in August 30, 2016 in the Industrial Property Law, there had been no substantial operational changes that IP lawyers could use in their practice until 2018.

Comedian Destroys Congress to Their Faces for Skipping 9/11 Victims Hearing

Jon Stewart on Tuesday torched lawmakers in emotional testimony for failing to attend a September 11th Victim Compensation Fund hearing, calling it “shameful” and “a stain on this institution.”

Six PSJA ISD Schools Named to Texas Honor Roll for High Achievement in Student...

Six Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) schools have been named to the 2018-2019 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll for their high achievement in student success.

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