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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 5, 2025

Texas education board approves Native Studies course, skirting concerns about state’s K-12 DEI ban

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune “Texas education board approves Native Studies course, skirting concerns about state’s K-12 DEI ban”
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 5, 2025

Hidalgo County “Power Out Cooking: Alternative Fuels” Earns National Achievement Award

EDINBURG – Hidalgo County’s Power Out Cooking: Alternative Fuels program has been recognized with a 2025 Achievement Award from the National
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 5, 2025

Texas says undocumented immigrants visited local hospitals 80K times in three months. That’s 2% of

By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune “Texas says undocumented immigrants visited local hospitals 80K times in three months. That’s 2%
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 4, 2025

11.8 million people to lose health coverage

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBBA), sending it to
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 4, 2025

Texas lawmakers update sexual assault laws, allowing more survivors to pursue justice

By Jessica Shuran Yu, The Texas Tribune “Texas lawmakers update sexual assault laws, allowing more survivors to pursue justice” was
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 4, 2025

Trump, the would-be king, and his enablers

Access HERE Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 3, 2025

“Through the Storm with Sunny” Puppet Show Expands to More Libraries to Support Children’s Emotional

HIDALGO COUNTY – Following the successful launch of Through the Storm with Sunny – Helping Little Hearts Weather Big Emotions at
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 2, 2025

The Costs of Mass Deportation Are Soaring: Harming America’s Economy, Public Safety, and Constitutional Rights

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC — The devastating cost and dire consequences of President Trump and
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 2, 2025

Senate Votes 99-1 To Remove AI Moratorium From Budget in Major Blow to Big Tech

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a resounding defeat for Big Tech lobbyists and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Senate voted 99–1 to strip a
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News July 2, 2025

Vanessa Cárdenas Reacts to SCOTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC — The following is a statement from America’s Voice Executive Director
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