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El Periodico USA Community News February 21, 2025

14 members of Bandidos motorcycle gang indicted for offenses including racketeering, assault and murder

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas | Press Release A 22-count indictment has been unsealed in the Southern District
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El Periodico USA Community News February 20, 2025

District Clerk Presented With Texas Association Of Counties Service Award

Edinburg, Texas – Laura Hinojosa, Hidalgo County District Clerk, was presented with the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) Service Award today by Susan
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El Periodico USA Awards February 19, 2025

High school students shine at UTRGV’s Regional Science Bowl

Corpus Christi Ray High School advances for second time to national competition in Washington, D.C. By Alvaro Ayala In a
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El Periodico USA Community Events February 19, 2025

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is an annual campaign to educate the public about the realities of eating disorders and to
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El Periodico USA Awards February 18, 2025

McAllen ISD honors Counselors of the Year

Two counselors earned Counselor of the Year awards from McAllen ISD this month. They are jacqueline Cantu of Houston Elementary
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El Periodico USA Community News February 18, 2025

UTRGV professor appointed to board of NASA’s Texas Space Grant Consortium

By Victoria Brito Morales Dr. Eloi Camprubi, assistant professor of Astrobiology at UTRGV’s School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences, has
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El Periodico USA Community News February 17, 2025

Texas Senate Passes Property Tax Relief Bills Joint Authored by Senator “Chuy” Hinojosa

The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 4 and Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 2, which I joint-authored with Senator Paul
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El Periodico USA Entertainment February 17, 2025

McAllen Cable Network Now Streaming on Over-The-Top Streams

Watch local content in McAllen on multiple platforms McAllen Cable Network (MCN), the municipality’s Public. Education. Channel. (P.E.G.) channel is
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El Periodico USA Business February 17, 2025

Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says

By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune “Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says” was first published
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El Periodico USA Education February 15, 2025

STC ranks on top in nursing pass rates across Texas

Amid the nation’s increasing demand for skilled health care professionals, South Texas College’s Associate Degree in Nursing Program continues to
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