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El Periodico USA Staff 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 Staff 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 Staff 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 Staff 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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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 17, 2025

Texas Senate Passes Property Tax Relief Bills Joint Authored by Senator “Chuy” Hinojosa

The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 4 and Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 2, which I joint-authored with Senator Paul
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El Periodico USA Staff Business February 17, 2025

Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says

By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune “Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says” was first published
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 17, 2025

Mission CISD and Mission Historical Museum Commemorate 100 Years of History with Time Capsule Event

On Thursday, February 13, 2025, the Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD), in partnership with the Mission Historical Museum, marked
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 17, 2025

Texas’ energy demand may exceed supply in 2026, but experts caution against panic

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune “Texas’ energy demand may exceed supply in 2026, but experts caution against panic” was
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McAllen ISD counselors, school and district officials gather February 7 in McAllen to celebrate 27 schools earning a state CREST award. CREST stands for Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas. McAllen ISD schools won the most CREST awards in the Rio Grande Valley this year.
El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 15, 2025

27 McAllen ISD schools recognized for earning state counseling awards

Twenty-seven McAllen ISD schools have earned the state CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) award. This is the third
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 15, 2025

Electric Reliability Improvements Focus of New Texas Energy Fund Program

New Rule Establishes Grant Program for Electric Utilities, Generators Outside ERCOT The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today approved
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