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El Periodico USA Staff Awards October 23, 2025

Region One ESC Receives GEAR UP Grants to Support Class of 2031

Region One ESC Receives Combined $66.7 Million to Support Class of 2031 Over 7 Years   Edinburg, Texas – Region One
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 23, 2025

Mission Woman Found Guilty of Sexual Assault of a Child and Sentenced to 40 Years

EDINBURG – A Hidalgo County jury found Patricia Mendez, 50, of Mission, guilty of Indecency with a Child and two counts
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El Periodico USA Staff Education October 23, 2025

Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions

Lindsey Byman, Jayme Lozano Carver, Ayden Runnels and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune When Liz Graff started their second year
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El Periodico USA Staff Community Events October 23, 2025

Hidalgo County DA and Family Violence Task Force host 5th Annual Brides’ March to Honor

EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Family Violence Task Force, in collaboration with the Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, will host
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured October 22, 2025

Vanessa Cárdenas Reflects on Powerful Weekend and Two Contrasting Visions of America on Display

Access online version of this press release HERE   Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director
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El Periodico USA Staff Community Events October 22, 2025

McAllen Icons Honored in Día de los Muertos Celebration

Mike Allen, Joe Vera, Kirk Clark The McAllen Chamber of Commerce and McAllen Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will host a
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News October 22, 2025

Laredo Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Sentenced to 40 years

EDINBURG – On August 27, 2025, a Hidalgo County jury found Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Jr., 49, of Laredo, guilty of Aggravated
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured October 22, 2025

ICE Arrests More U.S. Citizens: Immigration is “Tip of the Spear” for Violating Rights of

Access online version of this press release HERE   Washington, DC — Important investigative reporting from ProPublica, “We Found That More Than
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured October 21, 2025

Secretary of State Jane Nelson Shares Important Reminders about Early Voting

In-person, Early Voting Begins Oct. 20 and Goes Through Oct. 31 AUSTIN —Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds Texans that in-person,
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured October 21, 2025

Mexico triples oil aid to Cuba. Is Trump looking away?

Andres Oppenheimer President Trump has called Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum “a very wonderful woman” and has praised her for her
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