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El Periodico USA Community News August 24, 2024

Nominations Open For 41st Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Nominations are now being accepted for the 41st Annual
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El Periodico USA Community News August 24, 2024

Ronnie Cantu Joins Women’s Basketball as Graduate Student Coach

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros head women’s basketball coach Lane Lord announced on Wednesday that Ronnie
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El Periodico USA Community News August 23, 2024

Tiger Fury Kajukenbo Honored for Winning 73 World Titles

The Mission City Council proudly recognized the Tiger Fury Kajukenbo Self Defense Institute Headquarters for their remarkable achievement at the
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El Periodico USA Community News August 23, 2024

Public Output Meeting for Reconstruction Project

As a city that’s always striving for progress, Edinburg is excited to invite you to participate in a public output
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El Periodico USA Community News August 22, 2024

STC joins nationwide fellowship to support Latino student success

South Texas College Dean of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Strategic Planning, Fernando Chapa, Ph.D., was recently selected for the 2024
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El Periodico USA Community News August 22, 2024

STC Instructor Celina Casas named Faculty of the Year 2024

Compassionate, dedicated and understanding—these are the qualities most students use to describe South Texas College’s Faculty of the Year 2024
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El Periodico USA Community News August 22, 2024

Driscoll celebrates new Valley hospital

On Saturday, McAllen-Edinburg residents joined Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley for a memorable ribbon cutting event. Families enjoyed community
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El Periodico USA Community News August 22, 2024

Additional State Firefighting Resources Deployed

Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott announced that he has deployed additional state
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El Periodico USA Community News August 21, 2024

Biology student thrives at Weslaco research center

Making significant strides toward his dream career in scientific research, South Texas College (STC) student Issac Cazares recently secured a
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El Periodico USA Community News August 21, 2024

Preventing drunk driving

One person is killed every eight hours in alcohol-related traffic crashes in Texas The reckless act of drinking and driving
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