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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 9, 2024

Volleyball Leans on Bench in Sweep of New Orleans

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros volleyball team leaned on its bench Thursday to capture a 3-0
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 9, 2024

Business owner admits to scheme to bribe Pharr Customs & Border Patrol official

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 49-year-old man has pleaded guilty for his role in
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 9, 2024

UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine welcomes Class of 2028

23 students make up third cohort of future foot-and-ankle doctors By Karen Villarreal While some middle-schoolers get braces to straighten
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 9, 2024

Women’s Tennis Heads To Rice Invitational

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s tennis team is closing its fall season this weekend at
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 9, 2024

Meet UT Health RGV’s first oncology nurse

Ostos-Germain brings compassionate care to new Cancer and Surgery Center UT Health RGV’s first oncology nurse, Magdalena Ostos-Germain, describes her
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 8, 2024

These Texans could join or influence a second Trump administration

By Matthew Choi, Robert Downen, Eleanor Klibanoff, James Barragán and Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune “These Texans could join or
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 8, 2024

Paxton’s picks cement Republicans’ hold on Texas’ highest criminal court

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune “Paxton’s picks cement Republicans’ hold on Texas’ highest criminal court” was first published by
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News November 8, 2024

Final men from international drug money conspiracy in prison

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release Two Texans have been sentenced for their roles in distributing
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El Periodico USA Staff Awards November 8, 2024

UTRGV President Honored with Distinguished Citizen Award

Although UTRGV President Guy Bailey never had the chance to join the Boy Scouts as a young boy growing up
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El Periodico USA Staff Animal Welfare November 7, 2024

Animal Regulation & Care Center Focuses On Pet Safety

The Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center (BARCC) is committed to safeguarding the community’s pets and strays by providing affordable
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