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El Periodico USA Staff Community News August 19, 2025

City of Mission North Water Treatment Plant to Undergo Temporary Shutdown for Breaker Replacement

MISSION, TEXAS – The City of Mission’s North Water Treatment Plant will undergo a temporary shutdown on August 23–24, 2025, to allow
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured August 19, 2025

Five-Year Status Review Recommends Delisting of Lloyd’s Mariposa Cactus

Big win for tiny plant found only in southwestern Texas and eastern/central Mexico AUSTIN, Texas – Lloyd’s mariposa cactus shows
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News August 19, 2025

Edinburg Mayoral Candidate Omar Ochoa Releases Statement on Stance Against Corruption

Edinburg, Texas – On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, announced via press release the guilty
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El Periodico USA Staff Awards August 18, 2025

Sixteen PSJA ISD schools earn “A” Ratings on 2025 Texas Academic Accountability Ratings

PHARR – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its A-F Accountability Ratings on August 13, 2025. Sixteen Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent
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El Periodico USA Staff Business August 18, 2025

Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Start of North Rooth Road Siphon Project

McALLEN, TEXAS – Hidalgo County Precinct 4, in partnership with the City of McAllen and Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 1, celebrated the groundbreaking
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News August 18, 2025

100,000 apply to join ICE: Will they target criminals, or gardeners and nannies?

Andres Oppenheimer The numbers are in, and they’re staggering: Over 100,000 people have applied for just 10,000 new ICE jobs
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News August 18, 2025

Back to School, Back Online: NCMEC’s New Animated Video Helps Kids Outsmart Fake Images

Alexandria, VA,- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is sounding the alarm this back-to-school season on one
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El Periodico USA Staff Community News August 16, 2025

Midland ISD Votes to Reinstate “Midland Lee High School” Name Amid Community Divide

Midland, Texas — In a closely divided 4–3 vote on August 12, the Midland Independent School District (MISD) Board of
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El Periodico USA Staff Featured August 16, 2025

Trump’s plan to hit Mexico’s drug cartels will only make them more popular

Andres Oppenheimer President Trump’s reported secret order to develop military options for a cross-border intervention against Mexico’s drug cartels could
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El Periodico USA Staff Awards August 16, 2025

STHS Mcallen Earns Comprehensive Level I Trauma Center Redesignation From The Texas Department Of State

STHS McAllen’s Level I Trauma Center plays a vital role as part of the South Texas Health System Trauma &
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