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Omer Almog after winning the 3,000-meter run at Texas A&M on Jan. 11. Photo credit: Joshua Mills

UTRGV Men’s Track & Field Picked Third, Women Picked Fourth At WAC Indoor Championships

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Wednesday the indoor track & field coaches polls, with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s team getting picked third and the women’s team getting picked fourth in advance of Friday and Saturday’s WAC Championships.
Dr. David Bowles, an associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, grew up in the Rio Grande Valley with the nickname “Güero,” granted from his father’s Mexican-American heritage. Now, he bestows it on the protagonist of his newest book, ‘They Call Me Güero,’ a novel in verse filled with slice-of-life poems illustrating life as a border kid. The book recently earned a 2019 Tomas Rivera Book Award, as well as the 2019 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature. It has been named a Pura Belpré Author Honor Book and made the School Library Journal 2018 Best Books List Honor, Middle Grade. It was named a National Council of Teachers of English Notable Verse Novel for Children 3-13, and an ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019, and was named a Shelf Awareness 2018 Best Children’s & Teen Books of the Year, Middle Grade. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

‘They Call Me Güero’: UTRGV Literature Professor Celebrates Mexican-American Culture and Youth

Dr. David Bowles, an associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, grew up “half-and-half” in the Rio Grande Valley with the nickname granted from his father’s Mexican-American heritage.

UTRGV Pitching Shuts Down Houston Baptist

UTRGV baseball beat Houston Baptist University on Tuesday.

Rep. Cuellar Secures Millions for Humanitarian Relief, Improved Conditions at Central Processing Centers, and...

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the Conference Committee on Homeland Security Appropriations, helped secure millions in the fiscal year 2019 Homeland SecurityAppropriations bill.

Tennoshin Ogawa Named WAC Golfer of the Week

Tennoshin Ogawa of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s golf team has been named WAC Golfer of the Week.

Mateo Schmit and Michael Loyd Named WAC Doubles Team of The Week

Mateo Schmit and sophomore Michael Loyd have been named Western Athletic Conference Men’s Double Team of the Week.

MARCH Manic Monday, March 4

Join members of the RGV Hispanic Chamber at their monthly Manic Monday Mixer

UTRGV Men’s Basketball in Midst of Winningest Season in Six Years

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's basketball team beat Wayland Baptist University (WBU) 85-66 on Tuesday

Congressional Voter Rights Listening Session

On Monday, February 4th, fellow Members of Congress, including Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Lujan, joined me at the first Congressional listening session regarding Texas voter discrimination

Parental Alert: Police Seize Candy Laced with Marijuana

McAllen Police Department along with state and federal agencies seize contraband that imitates other commercially available candy. It has been determined the products are laced with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The seizure of these products occurred on Friday February 15, 2019 at a residence in the area of 25th Street and Lindberg Ave. McAllen, Texas.

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