1. Home / 
  2. Community News

Community News

El Periodico USA Staff Awards October 23, 2025

Burlington Stores to celebrate new store, donate $5K to school teachers

Burlington Stores, the national discount retailer offering low prices every day on brand name merchandise, and AdoptAClassroom.org, a national non-profit
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Awards October 23, 2025

Region One ESC Receives GEAR UP Grants to Support Class of 2031

Region One ESC Receives Combined $66.7 Million to Support Class of 2031 Over 7 Years   Edinburg, Texas – Region One
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 23, 2025

Mission Woman Found Guilty of Sexual Assault of a Child and Sentenced to 40 Years

EDINBURG – A Hidalgo County jury found Patricia Mendez, 50, of Mission, guilty of Indecency with a Child and two counts
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Awards October 22, 2025

The Beat Goes On: Mission CISD bands advance to area competition

MISSION, TEXAS– Months of rehearsals, musical refinement, and precision marching paid off for Mission CISD’s award-winning bands. Both the Veterans Memorial
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 22, 2025

Laredo Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Sentenced to 40 years

EDINBURG – On August 27, 2025, a Hidalgo County jury found Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Jr., 49, of Laredo, guilty of Aggravated
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Awards October 21, 2025

“This Is Just the Beginning”: Edcouch-Elsa, PSJA, Weslaco Alumni Step Into Internships With DHR Health

Edinburg, Texas – Four alumni representing Edcouch–Elsa ISD, Pharr–San Juan–Alamo (PSJA) ISD, and Weslaco ISD were recognized on Oct. 17, 2025,
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Awards October 21, 2025

STC 4th annual Hackathon introduces students to technological ‘tsunami’ for communities

Joey Gomez MCALLEN, TEXAS – South Texas College’s Cybersecurity program recently celebrated its signature Hackathon event created to inspire students and
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 21, 2025

New grant will provide vital resources for homeless children

In its continuing mission to break down obstacles toward learning, McAllen ISD has received a grant to help students from
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 20, 2025

17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to

María Méndez, The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to
Read More
El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 20, 2025

3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues

Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Texas officials began notifying the state’s poorest residents on Friday that their food benefits via
Read More