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El Periodico USA Staff Awards September 6, 2025

Four Schools Receive Purple Star Designations

Four area campuses received Purple Star Campus Designations from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the 2025-2026 school year. The
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El Periodico USA Staff Education September 6, 2025

From the Pigeons’ Perch to the Chancellor’s Suite: Why Students Still Come First

By Glenn Hegar Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System   I still remember my very first Aggie football game.
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 5, 2025

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Law Requiring the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Austin, Texas — A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking the enforcement of a controversial new Texas law
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El Periodico USA Staff Community Events September 4, 2025

PSJA ISD to Host the 3rd Annual PSJA College & Career Tailgate at PSJA Stadium

Pharr- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD will be hosting its 3rd Annual PSJA College & Career Tailgate at the PSJA North ECHS
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News September 4, 2025

The Poet Mariachi: Finding Voice, Culture, and Empowerment in the Borderlands

When Macedonio García, Sr. sang while working in the fields of Texas, the West Coast, and beyond, he carried the
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El Periodico USA Staff Education September 4, 2025

Brooks Moore Named General Counsel, Completing Chancellor Hegar’s Leadership Team

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents officially approved the appointment of Brooks Moore as General
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El Periodico USA Staff Education September 3, 2025

Hope On The Border: Immigration, Incarceration, And The Power Of Poetry

Seth Michelson takes readers inside the most restrictive maximum security detention center in the United States, where undocumented, unaccompanied youth
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El Periodico USA Staff Community Events September 3, 2025

PSJA ISD to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Renovations of PSJA Auditorium Dome

SAN JUAN – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (PSJA ISD) will be hosting a Groundbreaking Ceremony for its iconic PSJA
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El Periodico USA Staff Community Events September 3, 2025

Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, AVANCE Inc. Head Start Introduce New Early Childhood Partnership

Rio Grande City Grulla, Texas – Rio Grande City Grulla ISD and AVANCE Inc. Head Start commemorated their partnership for early
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El Periodico USA Staff Awards September 2, 2025

Texas A&M University System Regents Adopt 5-Year, $1.9 billion Capital Plan

$830.6M starts in 2026, advancing classrooms, labs and safety BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents
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