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El Periodico USA Staff Awards February 4, 2025

Region One Education Service Center to Help Certify 25 Educators with $119,000 Award

MCALLEN, TX – Region One Education Service Center (Region One) was awarded $119,000 from the Rio-South Texas Education and Community Development
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 4, 2025

No More Cultural Observance Days

Federal agencies are swiftly implementing executive orders from President Donald Trump aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 4, 2025

Abbott Directs State Agencies to Ban DEI Policies

Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order directing all Texas state agencies to eliminate any forms of DEI policies and to
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 4, 2025

Temporary Closure for Improvements To Begin At Beach Access No. 2

Cameron County is pleased to announce construction improvements at Andy Bowie Park located at 7300 State Park Rd 100-South, on
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 4, 2025

National and Local Voices Assess Implications of Initial Immigration Enforcement Under Trump

Washington, DC — At a virtual event and discussion held earlier today, key national and local voices assessed the scope,
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 3, 2025

STC Dual Credit Programs partner highlights program advantages

Twenty-five years ago, South Texas College introduced its Dual Credit Programs to the Rio Grande Valley community. Today, the program
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured February 1, 2025

Governor Abbott Releases 2025 Texas Music Industry Economic Impact Report

Governor Greg Abbott today released the 2025 Texas Music Industry Economic Impact Report from his Texas Music Office (TMO). The biennial
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News February 1, 2025

Nurses condemn Trump administration rescission of guidelines protecting hospitals from immigration raids

The following statement by National Nurses United (NNU), the largest U.S. union of registered nurses, is a reaction to the
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El Periodico USA Staff Finance January 31, 2025

Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Accepting Applications for District Court, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal Vacancies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced that they are accepting applications for federal judicial
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News January 30, 2025

Department of Justice cuts off federally funded legal aid to detained immigrants

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune “Department of Justice cuts off federally funded legal aid to detained immigrants” was
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