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Edith Rodriguez, a student career advisor, poses in the IRIS Pod in the Career Center at the ESTAC Building on the Edinburg Campus. Another pod is located in the Career Center on the Brownsville Campus. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)
El Periodico USA Education May 7, 2024

UTRGV offering innovative IRIS booth for professional headshots

By Tawny Turner RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS– The UTRGV Career Center is helping prepare students for a successful future through a variety
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El Periodico USA Community News May 7, 2024

U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar Charged

Congressman Allegedly Accepted Approximately $600,000 from Azerbaijan’s State-Owned Oil Company and a Mexican Bank in Exchange for Official Acts as
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El Periodico USA Animal Welfare May 7, 2024

Gladys Porter Zoo Aza Accreditation

In a significant milestone for the Gladys Porter Zoo, located in Brownsville, Texas, the institution has been granted accreditation by
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El Periodico USA Community News May 6, 2024

RGV Tax Preparers Convicted For $3M Tax Fraud Scheme

For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas McALLEN, Texas – Three local sisters have pleaded guilty to
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El Periodico USA Community Events May 4, 2024

Celebrating 30 Years of Community: Brownsville Main Branch Anniversary Bash

Get ready to mark your calendars and join us in commemorating a milestone of community pride – the 30th anniversary
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El Periodico USA Community News May 3, 2024

Javier Neira Garcia Named to All-WAC First Team

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s golf team learned on Tuesday that senior Javier Neira
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El Periodico USA Community Events May 3, 2024

Operation Imagination Summer Camps Return to IMAS

McAllen, TX – The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) is thrilled to announce the return of Operation Imagination
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El Periodico USA Community Events May 3, 2024

STC’s Public Safety Expo Paves The Way For Aspiring First Responders

Over 430 high school students and community members recently attended the South Texas College Public Safety and First Responders Expo,
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El Periodico USA Community News May 2, 2024

HEALTH ADVISORY: Test patients with symptoms consistent with Cyclospora infection

Summary State health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration are currently preparing
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El Periodico USA Community News May 2, 2024

Three indicted for providing firearms to Cartel del Noreste

LAREDO, Texas – Three Laredo residents are charged with purchasing firearms for the cartel and transporting them to Mexico, announced
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