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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 21, 2025

Dealer handed prison sentence for selling fentanyl to teenager resulting in death

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 23-year-old resident of Laredo has been sentenced for providing
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 21, 2025

Brownsville-Gateway Land Port Of Entry Set For $263 Million Modernization

The U.S. General Services Administration has announced a $263 million investment to modernize the Brownsville-Gateway Land Port of Entry, a
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 21, 2025

Pharmacist guilty in $110 million dollar kickback conspiracy

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release McALLEN, Texas – A 55-year-old McAllen man has pleaded guilty
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 20, 2025

DPS Conference on Targeted Violence, Terrorism Prevention

This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted the 2025 Texas Targeted Violence Prevention and Behavioral Threat Management Conference at
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 20, 2025

Jury convicts South Texan for transporting people in the tractor’s cab

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 26-year-old Edinburg man has been convicted of unlawfully transporting
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 20, 2025

Brownsville State-Of-The-Art Public Safety Complex

In a significant move to enhance public safety and emergency preparedness, the Brownsville City Commission has approved funding for a
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 18, 2025

Dr. Dario Narro Joins DHR Health Neurology Team

DHR Health, one of the largest physician-owned hospitals in the United States and proudly serving the Rio Grande Valley since
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 18, 2025

The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face consequences.

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune “The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 17, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune “Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 17, 2025

Edinburg doctor and son guilty in kickback conspiracy

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 75-year-old Edinburg physician and his 43-year-old son both pleaded
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