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Lucero Rodriguez, president of the UTRGV Latino Theatre Initiatives, stands on a chair to pose with the UTRGV mojigangas, enormous puppets the student organization made this spring. The group is including the 11-foot-tall puppets in a play they’ll be performing in October in Brownsville and Edinburg. In the play, a girl’s homemade dolls come to life. (UTRGV Photo by Maria Elena Hernandez)

Student Theatre Group Reaching New Heights … Literally

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Giant puppets wow children at performances Texas Border Business By Maria Elena Hernandez Rio Grande Valley, Texas – It’s hard not to notice the latest additions to...

McAllen Public Library Celebrates Anti-Boredom Month

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Texas Border Business McAllen Public Library will celebrate Anti-Boredom Month with a series of programs throughout the month of July called “Beat Boredom at MPL.”...
Kassie Zapata, a UTRGV junior from Donna, will be making her third appearance in Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Wednesday, July 4, at Coney Island, New York. The kinesiology major – ranked at No. 43 in the world by Major League Eating – will be competing for a third time in what has become one of the most unique annual sporting competitions in the world, as she once again faces off with the world’s top competitive eaters. To watch Zapata take on her hungry competitors, you can tune in to ESPN Networks for live coverage. The women’s competition, can be seen on ESPN3/ESPN APP at 10:50 a.m. EDT/9:50 a.m. CDT. (Courtesy Photo)

UTRGV Student Making third Appearance at Famous July 4 Hot Dog Eating Contest

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Texas Border Business By Melissa Vasquez Rio Grande Valley, Texas – UTRGV junior Kassie Zapata is just fine with the fact that it’s a dog eat...

5th Annual FridaFest

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Texas Border Business The City of Edinburg invites the community to the 5th Annual Fridafest, a festival that celebrates renowned Mexican Artist, Frida Kahlo as...

Paxton Names Former Supreme Court Clerk Zina Bash Senior Counsel on His Executive Leadership...

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Texas Border Business Austin, Texas – Attorney General Ken Paxton today named Zina Bash senior counsel on the executive leadership team of his office. Previously,...
UTRGV P-16 Outreach kicked off its Migrant University Summer Experience (MUSE) program in June with the students moving into UTRGV dorms. MUSE programs offers migrant students from across the Valley a chance to experience college life and further their education. Under the six-week program, students enroll in classes, receive on-campus housing and a meal plan, have access to select campus facilities, go on field trips and job shadow. (UTRGV Courtesy Photo)

MUSE Programs Strive to Help Migrant Students Understand the Potential of Higher Education

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Texas Border Business By Amanda L. Alaniz Rio Grande Valley, Texas – “We came in as strangers, we left as brothers.” The beginning of June was move-in...

Rep. Cuellar Looks Forward to Working with New Mexican President

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Texas Border Business WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding the Mexican Presidency election results: “Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador...
Dr. Michael Pisani (Courtesy Photo)

UTRGV Alum Receives Fulbright to Study Female Micro-entrepreneurship in Nicaragua

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Texas Border Business By Vicky Brito Rio Grande Valley, Texas – Dr. Michael Pisani, an alumnus of UTRGV legacy institution UT Pan American, has received the...

H-E-B to Present McAllen’s 90th Annual Independence Day Celebration

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Texas-based grocer will host, honor veterans and current serving military Texas Border Business With people making plans for the summer, the City of Mcallen is preparing...
Shown are Mark Hanna, RGVHCC Vice Chair of Legislative affairs and Cynthia M. Sakulenzki, RGVHCC Pres/CEO.

Legislative Report Card Luncheon

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Texas Border Business Save the Date of August 16th for the annual RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce "Legislative Report Card Luncheon" where local and some...
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