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El Periodico USA Community News July 4, 2024

TxDOT asking for feedback on record $104 billion 10-year plan

Public comment period begins Friday, July 5, and ends Monday, Aug. 5 To help keep a thriving Texas economy moving,
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El Periodico USA Community News July 3, 2024

Health Advisory: Skin Creams Containing Dangerous Levels of Mercury

Summary The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recently received a report of one case of mercury poisoning related
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El Periodico USA Community News July 3, 2024

Governor Abbott Names Black As Chief Of Staff

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced Robert Black as Chief
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El Periodico USA Community News July 3, 2024

Margaret Clark Aquatic Center

Brownsville ISD students make waves at the Margaret Clark Aquatic Center this summer, learning strokes, techniques, and dives with a
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Karla Salinas says she has a passion for telling people’s stories and helping the small businesses around the Rio Grande Valley. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)
El Periodico USA Community News July 2, 2024

TV lifestyle host shares degree path to fulfilling career

By Amanda Alaniz RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS– As a television lifestyle show host, UTRGV alum Karla Salinas’s workdays vary. Some days,
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Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju; Chief Medical Officer for Mission Regional Medical Center, Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, and Harlingen Medical Center; has been named a “Chief Medical Officer to Know” by a national publication, Becker’s Hospital Review.
El Periodico USA Community News July 2, 2024

Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju Named a “Chief Medical Officer to Know”

Longtime Valley physician Dr. Padmini Bhadriraju has been named a “Chief Medical Officer to Know” by a national publication, Becker’s
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El Periodico USA Community News July 1, 2024

Valedictorian goes from Greyhound to Jaggie

Nothing can stop Marisol Gutierrez from making her dreams come true, and South Texas College and Texas A&M University are
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El Periodico USA Community News July 1, 2024

Hidalgo County Warns of Continued Jury Scams

Press Release Some residents of Hidalgo County continue to receive fraudulent phone calls from scammers who claim they failed to
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El Periodico USA Community News July 1, 2024

Texas Wins 11th Gold Shovel Award

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas again being recognized
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El Periodico USA Community News July 1, 2024

Governor Abbott Announces Executive Director Of Texas Space Commission

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Norman Roy Garza,
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