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El Periodico USA Community Events October 18, 2024

Altares Exhibition: A Celebration of Día de los Muertos

October 16, 2025 – November 2, 2024 Exhibitions are free with General Admission. Join us at the International Museum of
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El Periodico USA Art October 18, 2024

Hojalata Calaveras Adult Art Workshop

Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM This Día de los Muertos, make your ofrenda extra special
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El Periodico USA Community News October 17, 2024

El Paso implements first variable speed limit in Texas

The proven safety measure aims to address speed related crashes The TxDOT El Paso District will be the first in
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El Periodico USA Community News October 17, 2024

UTRGV marks record-breaking $86.9M for FY24 total research expenditures

Growth continues toward Carnegie R1 status By Maria Gonzalez UTRGV is reporting a record-breaking $86.9 million in total research expenditures
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El Periodico USA Community News October 16, 2024

Starship Launch Tower Successfully Catches Booster

In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, SpaceX successfully caught the Super Heavy booster – in its fifth test flight
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El Periodico USA Featured October 15, 2024

Men’s Soccer Earns First WAC Win by Defeating Air Force

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s soccer team earned its first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) victory
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El Periodico USA Community News October 15, 2024

South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive — but this time Democrats are playing

By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune “South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive — but this time Democrats are
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El Periodico USA Featured October 15, 2024

Strong Serving Lifts Volleyball over Texas A&M-Commerce

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros volleyball team served up 13 aces Saturday as they defeated the
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El Periodico USA Community News October 15, 2024

Readout of the Justice Department’s Interagency Convening on Advancing Equity in AI

Office of Public Affairs | U.S. Department of Justice | Press Release The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division convened principals
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El Periodico USA Community News October 14, 2024

THECB Launch New Tool To Streamline College Application Process

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
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