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El Periodico USA Community News February 19, 2025

Attorney General Ken Paxton and National Coalition Sue New York to Stop Unconstitutional Attempt to

Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of attorneys general have sued New York over its blatantly unconstitutional law that
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El Periodico USA Awards February 19, 2025

High school students shine at UTRGV’s Regional Science Bowl

Corpus Christi Ray High School advances for second time to national competition in Washington, D.C. By Alvaro Ayala In a
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El Periodico USA Community News February 19, 2025

Celebrating Heart Month in El Paso

Driscoll Pediatric Cardiology Clinic in El Paso brought the community together on February 9 for a special event in honor
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El Periodico USA Community News February 18, 2025

Who are the undocumented immigrants in Texas?

By Yuriko Schumacher and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune “Who are the undocumented immigrants in Texas?” was first published by
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El Periodico USA Community News February 18, 2025

Mission CISD Welcomes Juan Garcia as Director of Guidance and Counseling

Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) is proud to announce the appointment of Juan Garcia as the new Director of
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El Periodico USA Awards February 18, 2025

McAllen ISD honors Counselors of the Year

Two counselors earned Counselor of the Year awards from McAllen ISD this month. They are jacqueline Cantu of Houston Elementary
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El Periodico USA Community News February 18, 2025

How the heart-brain connections impact health and well-being

By Karen Villarreal How can a stressful life and an overburdened mind lead to a broken heart? Researchers have established
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El Periodico USA Community News February 18, 2025

UTRGV professor appointed to board of NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium

By Victoria Brito Morales Dr. Eloi Camprubi, assistant professor of Astrobiology at UTRGV’s School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences, has
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El Periodico USA Community News February 18, 2025

How a South Texas junior college embraced apprenticeships to ease a growing nursing shortage

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune “How a South Texas junior college embraced apprenticeships to ease a growing nursing shortage”
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El Periodico USA Community News February 17, 2025

Texas migrant shelters are nearly empty after Trump’s actions effectively shut the border

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune “Texas migrant shelters are nearly empty after Trump’s actions effectively shut the border” was
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