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El Periodico USA Staff Community Events June 9, 2025

DHR Health Announces 5th Annual Purple Project 5K to Commemorate “National Cancer Survivors Month”

Edinburg, Texas: DHR Health will once again host the 5th Annual Purple Project 5K for All Cancers. The event scheduled to
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 7, 2025

ICE Rio Grande Valley arrests 25 during targeted worksite enforcement operation

HARLINGEN, Texas – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with the support of Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Marshals
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 7, 2025

Applications for Volunteer Teen Attorneys, Judges for McAllen Municipal Court’s Teen Court Program Now Open

Program designed to help teen offenders expunge charges, become aware of judicial process, promote advocacy McAllen Municipal Court’s Teen Court
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 7, 2025

City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Department Announces Extended Summer Hours of Operation for Splash

The City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Department is excited to announce updated summer hours for the city’s four splash
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 7, 2025

Salvadoran national sentenced to three years for assaulting agent

MCALLEN, Texas – A 21-year-old Salvadoran national has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for assaulting a Border Patrol
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured June 6, 2025

City of Mission Experiencing Temporary Low Water Pressure in Portions of the City

MISSION, TX — The City of Mission suffered an overnight electrical disruption at the North Water Plant has led to
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 6, 2025

PSJA ISD to offer free breakfast, lunch meals for children ages 18 and under through

Program in partnership with Texas Department of Agriculture PHARR – Starting Monday, June 9, 2025, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) will once
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 5, 2025

Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition

By Eleanor Klibanoff and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune “Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition” was
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El Periodico USA Staff Awards June 5, 2025

Students Receive Over $47,000 in Support Through Hidalgo County–Region One Partnership for Dropout Recovery

Edcouch, Pharr & Weslaco, Texas – The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency has awarded more than $47,000 in direct student assistance
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News June 5, 2025

McAllen Named Best Housing Market in U.S. for First-Time Homebuyers in 2025 SmartAsset Study

In its latest housing market analysis, financial website SmartAsset.com has ranked McAllen, Texas as the number one best housing market
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