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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 9, 2025

Rio Grande Valley College Celebrates Graduation of 2nd Cohort of Registered Nurse Apprentices, in Partnership

Pharr, Texas: Patient care is being enhanced, thanks to 14 newly minted nurses who graduated from Rio Grande Valley College’s Registered
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 8, 2025

Born on San Antonio’s West Side, Pastor and Former City Council Candidate Exposes Frost Bank

San Antonio, Texas – Pastor Saul Santos Jr., born and raised on San Antonio’s West Side and a former City Council candidate, has
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 8, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife to build research center in Rio Grande Valley

Board of Regents approves investment at Texas A&M Higher Education Center, McAllen Texas A&M AgriLife Research has received approval from The Texas
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El Periodico USA Staff Awards September 8, 2025

Harlingen Economic Development Corporation Partners with Region One ESC to Support Aspiring Teachers

Harlingen, Texas – Region One Education Service Center and the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation (EDC) are partnering to support aspiring teachers in
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 6, 2025

Texas Legislature Approves Bill to Replace STAAR with New Testing Model

Austin, Texas — The Texas Legislature has officially passed House Bill 8, a transformative education measure that will replace the
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 6, 2025

Texas Legislature Fails to Ban or Further Regulate Hemp-Derived THC Products

Austin, Texas — The Texas Legislature adjourned its second special session on September 3, 2025, without passing new restrictions on
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 6, 2025

The economic fallout from immigration extremism is tangible

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 Awards September 6, 2025

Four Schools Receive Purple Star Designations

Four area campuses received Purple Star Campus Designations from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the 2025-2026 school year. The
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 5, 2025

Texas Legislature Ends Second Special Session with GOP Victories

The Texas Legislature adjourned its second special session late Wednesday in the House and shortly after midnight in the Senate,
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 5, 2025

Hidalgo County Health Department and OnMed Open First CareStation Providing No-Cost Primary Care to Residents

McAllen, TX — The Hidalgo County Health & Human Services Department (HCHD), in partnership with OnMed, celebrated the opening of the
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