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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 26, 2025

The Larger Connections Between Trump’s Blizzard of Anti-Immigrant Announcements

Access online version of this press release HERE Washington, DC — The sheer volume of immigration policy news is best viewed
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El Periodico USA Staff Brownsville February 26, 2025

Brownsville Earns AA+ Credit Rating, Signaling Strong Financial Health And Economic Growth

The City of Brownsville has received an improved AA+ credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, up from its previous AA
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El Periodico USA Staff Education February 25, 2025

UTRGV Athletics Hires Elijah Piñon as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday the hiring of Elijah Piñon as an
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 25, 2025

Alleged serial arsonist faces federal charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 36-year-old McAllen resident has been charged with arson and
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured February 24, 2025

Felon sentenced after hiding firearm under child’s mattress

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 34-year-old Laredo felon has been ordered to federal prison
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

Innocence Suspended: From Seeking Security to the Guantanamo Concentration Camp

Written by Katheryn Olmos, edited by  Ernesto Castañeda and Emma Wyler The story of Luis Alberto Castillo Rivera, a Venezuelan asylum
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

McAllen felon sentenced for possessing multiple firearms

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 34-year-old man has been ordered to prison for possessing firearms
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El Periodico USA Staff Brownsville February 24, 2025

UTRGV invests over $60 million to strengthen academic infrastructure in Cameron County

UT System approves renovation of Brownsville Visual Arts Complex and new Marine Ecosystems Research Facility in Port Isabel To boost
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

Mission man sent to prison for drug trafficking, again

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release McALLEN, Texas – A 56-year-old convicted felon has been ordered
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 24, 2025

McAllen man sentenced to over 33 years for sexually abusing minors

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 29-year-old local resident has been sentenced for enticement of a
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