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El Periodico USA Staff Awards February 11, 2025

Mission CISD BPA Students Advance to State Competition in Dallas

Mission, Texas– Eight outstanding Business Professionals of America (BPA) students from Mission CISD have qualified to compete at the BPA State Leadership
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El Periodico USA Staff Education February 10, 2025

Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

By Jessica Priest and Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune “Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 10, 2025

Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune “Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through
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El Periodico USA Staff Education February 10, 2025

NextGen America Re-Launches Program to Build New Generation of Leaders

The Leaders Lab program ushers in the next generation of organizers through education. Washington, D.C. — Today, NextGen America announced the
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El Periodico USA Staff Opinion February 10, 2025

Trump’s tariffs on neighbors will backfire, fueling migration, fentanyl flow

Andres Oppenheimer President Trump is touting his threat to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods and 10% on
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El Periodico USA Staff Education February 10, 2025

Honoring Black Texans Amid Widespread Discriminatory Policy and White-Washing

Tatum Owens January 2025 was the longest month ever lived. Texans faced the first assault of horrors chucked at us
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El Periodico USA Staff Sports February 10, 2025

Football Unveils Inaugural Schedule

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday that the Vaqueros football team
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El Periodico USA Staff Education February 10, 2025

THECB greenlights UTRGV’s new School of Optometry and Doctor of Optometry degree

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has officially endorsed The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s proposal to launch a new
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured February 10, 2025

UTRGV’s Feria, Qubbaj receive prestigious Presidential Mentoring Award

Professors recognized for guiding students to STEM success at UTRGV By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa Dr. Teresa “Paty” Feria Arroyo and
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El Periodico USA Staff Sports February 8, 2025

Southland-High Six Baseball Players Earn Preseason All-Conference Honors

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team learned on Thursday that a Southland Conference-high
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