South Texas school leaders could be barred from holding office: A state-appointed board of managers overseeing the La Joya Independent School District is set to ...
texastribune.org/2024/04/11/la-joya-school-district-election-prohibition/
He helped the enslaved flee to Mexico. Now he’s buried by Trump’s border wall.: Nathaniel Jackson was a leader in the southern spur of the Underground Railroad ...
washingtonpost.com/history/2024/04/07/nathaniel-jackson-southern-underground-railroad-mexico/
Since 1950, we have lost half of our oceans' coral reefs. As sea temperatures rise due to the relentless burning of fossil fuels ... Show more
A BYU basketball assistant takes a head coaching job: Here is where this former BYU basketball assistant is headed next.
sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2024/04/05/byu-basketball-assistant-takes/
Southwest Legacy's Anthony Zapata grateful for two gold at regionals: Southwest Legacy's Anthony Zapata grateful for double-gold effort at regional track
expressnews.com/sports/high-school/article/southwest-legacy-s-anthony-zapata-grateful-two-19406092.php
What you can change now to reduce risk of dementia later: A new study found 161 risk factors including alcohol intake, weight and smoking
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Since 1950, we have lost half of our oceans' coral reefs. As sea temperatures rise due to the relentless burning of fossil fuels ... Show more
Uncovering the "Harriet Tubman" of the Underground Railroad to Mexico: Silvia Hector Webber helped enslaved people escape to Mexico, but her legacy is ...
axios.com/2024/02/20/underground-railroad-mexico-texas-history-silvia-hector-webber
February signing day: Where San Antonio-area athletes are headed: February signing day: See where San Antonio-area athletes are headed to begin their college ...
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UTMB offers first in-person doctorate program at UT Center at Laredo: The program will help address increasing demands on the health care workforce ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/utmb-offers-first-in-person-doctorate-program-ut-18623672.php
Yeniifer Glick died in Luling, Texas, on July 10th, 2022. She was 31 weeks pregnant. Her autopsy report stated that her cause of death was hypertensive ... Show more nyer.cm/7gFCPdE
Since 1950, we have lost half of our oceans' coral reefs. As sea temperatures rise due to the relentless burning of fossil fuels ... Show more
Most Texas border counties lack adequate medical facilities and staff: More than 90% of Texas’ 32 border counties don’t have enough primary care services ...
texastribune.org/2023/12/14/health-care-border-counties/
Stigma, language complicate treating Hispanics with Alzheimer’s disease: Border counties in Texas have some of the highest Alzheimer’s diagnosis rates in the ...
texastribune.org/2023/12/14/texas-border-alzheimers-hispanics/
Did an Abortion Ban Cost a Young Texas Woman Her Life?: Stephania Taladrid writes about the death of a young pregnant woman in Luling, Texas, as abortion bans ...
newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/15/abortion-high-risk-pregnancy-yeni-glick
SpaceX’s Starship launches boost Rio Grande Valley businesses: Starbase-area business owners say space tourism helps them make it through slow periods ...
expressnews.com/business/article/spacex-starship-rio-grande-valley-businesses-boost-18500354.php
Texas trooper lied about dad's drug trafficking, his role in it: Pablo Talavera Jr., 35, of Pharr, who served in Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border ...
expressnews.com/news/article/dps-trooper-lied-fbi-drug-trafficking-border-18559951.php
Smithson Valley's Freddie Dubose signs with Texas football: Smithson Valley's Freddie Dubose heading to Texas as part of the Longhorns first signing class as an ...
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NFL players rep Bryan Ehrlich helps clients succeed on, off field: San Antonio-based NFL players’ agent Bryan Ehrlich of Generation Sports Group helps clients ...
expressnews.com/business/article/brian-ehrlich-generation-sports-nfl-players-agent-18462295.php
Texas getting new maternal health research centers amid mortality crisis: Texas continues to struggle with maternal mortality and morbidity, despite a decade of ...
texastribune.org/2023/10/30/texas-maternal-health-center-mortality/
Since 1950, we have lost half of our oceans' coral reefs. As sea temperatures rise due to the relentless burning of fossil fuels ... Show more
There’s 76 million tons of junk off the coast of Texas. Could it help save the environment?
fastcompany.com/90977528/theres-76-million-tons-of-junk-off-the-coast-of-texas-could-it-help-save-the-environment
John Hugley IV leads 3 in double figures off OU bench, Sooners rout UT Rio Grande Valley
oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2023/11/17/ou-vs-utrgv-score-college-basketball-recap-updates-oklahoma-sooners-ut-rio-grande-valley-vaqueros/71622605007/
Nelson, Coles lead TCU to 33-point blowout win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley: Jameer Nelson had a complete game against UTRGV while JaKobe Coles continued his hot ...
star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article281868613.html
Signing Day Central: See where San Antonio-area athletes are headed: A list of San Antonio-area athletes who have signed or will sign scholarship agreements on ...
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The 10 most affordable college towns in the U.S.—half are in Texas: Whether you're a student considering college options or someone who enjoys living near a ...
cnbc.com/2023/10/22/most-affordable-college-towns-in-the-us.html
Caution, ocelot crossing: special wildlife exits on busy roads help protect endangered cat - Science & research news | Frontiers
blog.frontiersin.org/2023/10/13/frontiers-ecology-evolution-wildlife-exits-for-texas-ocelots/
Wildlife exits on Texas roads could help endangered ocelots: Specially designed crossings keep animals from getting hit by cars.
popsci.com/environment/wildlife-exit-ocelots/
Special wildlife exits on busy roads help protect endangered ocelots: The Texas ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) is endangered due to historic hunting ...
phys.org/news/2023-10-special-wildlife-exits-busy-roads.html
Many Texas schools improve ranking in U.S. News & World Report best universities list
star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article279527189.html
Bok, Oparin, Star As 2023 Collegiate Chess League Launches: The University of Missouri and Saint Louis University started on the right foot in the first week of ...
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Greg Abbott's border cruelty an escalation of Rick Perry's theatrics: Texas Gov. Abbott's border atrocities are an extension and escalation of the theatrics from ...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has tough task as judge in Paxton impeachment trial: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has tough task as judge in the Ken Paxton impeachment trial.
dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/08/29/is-lt-gov-dan-patrick-in-a-losing-battle-regardless-of-the-impeachment-trial-outcome/
Quick Glance: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued personal perks using his office
- Paxton receives a lower salary than his top aides
- Paxton used his office to gain personal benefits
- Paxton received gifts and treats through his office
- Former employees report Paxton's questionable actions
University Of Texas, Coursera Launch Historic Micro-credential Partnership: The University of Texas will become the largest U.S. university system to launch a ...
forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2023/08/02/university-of-texas-coursera-launch-historic-micro-credential-partnership/
Column: Can Texas Gov. Abbott set lethal border barriers and still win Latino votes?
latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-21/texas-governor-greg-abbott-immigration-barriers-latino-vote
'Blood In, Blood Out' was character actor Valente Rodriguez's big break:: Valley native Valente Rodriguez wears 'Blood In, Blood Out' credit like a badge of ...
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How Miami Dade College teaches students to learn, live in a bilingual world: The honors college wanted to create a program for high-achieving bilingual high ...
theworld.org/stories/2023-06-13/how-miami-dade-college-teaches-students-learn-live-bilingual-world
'Embrace the culture, embrace the language': Offering bilingual courses benefits students beyond the classroom, Texan professor says
theworld.org/stories/2023-06-14/embrace-culture-embrace-language-offering-bilingual-courses-benefits-students
1-HOUR SPECIAL: Breaking Barriers: The challenges immigrants face in accessing higher education
theworld.org/stories/2023-06-15/1-hour-special-breaking-barriers-challenges-immigrants-face-accessing-higher
The ethnic histories of Ram and Krishna: Both avatars of the same deity, Ram and Krishna represent contrasting ideologies
caravanmagazine.in/religion/ethnic-histories-ram-krishna
‘Unpredictability is our biggest problem’: Texas farmers experiment with ancient farming styles
theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/29/rio-grande-valley-farmers-study-ancient-technique-cover-cropping-climate-crisis
Express-News reveals 2023 All-Area girls soccer teams: Boerne's Kylie Combs, Taft's Jordan Matthews and Smithson Valley's Sabrina Taber headline 2023 ...
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Remembering South Texas' killer bee hysteria of the 1990s: Books and film heralded an Alfred Hitchcock-worthy invasion, but the 1990 arrival of Africanized bees ...
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What we know about Matamoros and the kidnapped Americans: Four U.S. citizens crossed the border in search of cheaper medicines, said the Mexican President ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/06/americans-medicine-kidnapped-mexico/
Quick Glance: Two Americans kidnapped in Mexico have been discovered dead.
- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has stated that his government will conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the kidnappings and killings.
- There was still no clear explanation for why unarmed Americans with no apparent ties to the drug trade were being targeted by organized criminals in Mexico.
- The vacation came together fast, according to Williams.
- Mexican officials stated that the US provided intelligence.
Vermont shocked by decision to remove books from state college libraries: Leaders of Vermont’s public colleges are taking an extraordinary step to save money: ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/03/13/metro/vermont-shocked-by-decision-remove-books-state-college-libraries/
St. Louis cements itself as US chess capital with 2 college semifinalists, plus Mizzou
stltoday.com/news/local/education/st-louis-cements-itself-as-us-chess-capital-with-2-college-semifinalists-plus-mizzou/article_ea32f8c9-7d47-5931-a1d2-98816e5b2238.html
Republican Megadonor Miriam Adelson Is Leading a Push for Gambling in Texas: Lawmakers introduce legislation to bring Las Vegas-style casino resorts to the Lone ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-16/texas-legal-gambling-push-lead-by-billionaire-miriam-adelson
WAC Tournament 2023: Bracket, schedule, scores, teams, seeding format, and more: Utah Valley has the best record, but Sam Houston is the top seed thanks to an ...
sbnation.com/college-basketball/2023/3/7/23628664/wac-tournament-2023-bracket-schedule-scores-teams-seeding-format
Uncovering the Underground Railroad to Mexico: Thousands of enslaved Black people trekked south to escape bondage, research shows.
axios.com/2022/02/08/underground-railroad-mexico-latinos-black-histoy
Geekdom forges partnership with Brownsville and UTRGV to foster startups in South Texas
expressnews.com/sa-inc/article/geekdom-forges-partnership-with-brownsville-and-17800099.php
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UT Health San Antonio building $100M center to study Alzheimer’s: Construction is set to start next month on the new Center of Brain Health. The 100 ...
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Express-News's Nora López is joining San Antonio Women’s Hall of fame: López is one of 15 women leaders in education, business, the arts, law ...
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ABC News Reporter Questions Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over Biden Border Claims: Reporter Martha Raddatz grilled the GOP governor for his "open border" message to ...
huffpost.com/entry/abc-greg-abbott-open-borders_n_639febb9e4b0e2fa1a461546
Latinx Files: When 'Mariachi' went to Sundance: Among the films playing at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival is “Going Varsity in Mariachi.”
latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2023-01-26/latinx-files-mariachi-documentary-latinx-files
UTRGV names Canyon’s Travis Bush football coach: Vaqueros are set to begin play in 2025.
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Why you should care about the upcoming legislative session: AUSTIN — Next week nearly 200 Texas lawmakers will gather in Austin for the start of the 88th ...
palestineherald.com/texas/why-you-should-care-about-the-upcoming-legislative-session/article_9feb7def-2ca9-5251-92e7-98fa95a8f44c.html
Atlantic Sun, WAC Football Schools Set to Merge, Jump to FBS per Report: This would be the first time since 1999 that a new FBS conference has been added.
si.com/college/2022/12/09/atlantic-sun-wac-football-schools-merge-jump-fbs-report
UT-Rio Grande Valley taking that next step in regional legacy-building: Division I football
expressnews.com/news/local/article/UT-Rio-Grande-Valley-taking-that-next-step-in-17610482.php
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South Texas: GOP comes up short after investing millions: As they did across much of the country on Tuesday, Republicans in South Texas...
expressnews.com/politics/article/Republicans-spent-millions-to-flip-South-Texas-17571950.php
Why Donald Trump Is Heading to Robstown, Texas for Rally: Trump is due to hold a rally in Robstown on Saturday night, as the Republicans hope for midterm ...
newsweek.com/why-donald-trump-heading-robstown-texas-rally-1754049
Abbott, O’Rourke debate in Texas governor’s race: What to know, what they might say
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke Debate in Texas: Live Updates: In a fast-paced debate, Gov. Greg Abbott accused Beto O’Rourke of holding an “extreme” position ...
nytimes.com/live/2022/09/30/us/texas-debate-greg-abbott-beto-orourke
Quick Glance: Only the Uvalde shooting and the border dominate the Texas gubernatorial debate.
- As parents whose children were killed in the Uvalde school shooting stood outside an auditorium hosting the only debate before November's election, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday night that Texas would send busloads of migrants who crossed the US-Mexico border to more cities, and Democrat challenger Beto O'Rourke pledged tighter gun laws.
- "We are eight years into his time as governor, and this is what we have on our border," O'Rourke added.
- "We want to end school shootings," Abbott said of raising the purchase age for AR-15-style firearms.
- "I'm for making progress," he stated.
Texas governor race: Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke set to debate: The debate will be the only face-to-face meeting between the gubernatorial candidates...
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Reagan’s Samantha Wagner finds right fit with Oregon: After being previously committed to Baylor and Texas, Samantha Wagner signed with the...
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Signing Day list: San Antonio area athletes sign with colleges: San Antonio high school athletes are making their college choices on Signing Day ...
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OSU vs. UTRGV women's basketball: Lior Garzon sparks runaway in Jacie Hoyt's first win
oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/cowboys/2022/11/07/oklahoma-state-vs-ut-rio-grande-valley-womens-basketball-score-updates-highlights/69624734007/
Greg Abbott acknowledges New York mayor’s office reached out about busing: Abbott previously said Eric Adams’ office had not reached out to him about ...
texastribune.org/2022/10/04/greg-abbott-eric-adams-busing-new-york/
Five takeaways from Kansas State’s season-opening basketball victory over UTRGV: Jerome Tang and the Kansas State Wildcats men’s basketball team defeated the ...
kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article268391627.html
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K-State Wildcats vs. UTRGV Vaqueros: Basketball lineups, TV, time, odds, prediction
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Democrats risk losing 100% winning record in Texas' 28th District: The district has been a Democratic stronghold since 1993.
axios.com/2022/11/06/midterms-2022-cuellar-cassy-garcia-texas
Republican Mayra Flores Won Over Key Texas Latinos. Can She Do It Again?: Mayra Flores' race could reveal whether her last win was a fluke, or a sign that the ...
time.com/6220370/mayra-flores-texas-race-latinos/
Beto O’Rourke Agrees to Debate Texas Gov. Abbott but Wants More: The Democratic nominee for governor asked to face off against Abbott in four town hall-style ...
thedailybeast.com/beto-orourke-agrees-to-debate-texas-gov-abbott-but-wants-more
Texas colleges ranked by U.S. News & World Report: Some Texas universities also reached the top of other categories in the report, including...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/See-which-Texas-colleges-made-U-S-News-World-17430787.php
Texas Dems say national groups are conceding S. Texas race: National Republicans are eyeing South Texas, historically a Democratic stronghold, after...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-Democrats-accuse-national-groups-of-17502194.php
Lucious Jackson, Former 76ers Star and Olympic Gold Medalist, Has Died: The NBA All-Star played eight seasons in Philadelphia. He was 80 years old.
si.com/nba/2022/10/13/lucious-jackson-former-76ers-star-and-olympic-gold-medalist-has-died
What Biden's student loan plan means for Texans in debt: More than 3.6 million student loan debtors live in Texas and owe an average of $32,920.
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/What-Biden-s-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-means-17395189.php
Quick Glance: Republicans Are Enraged by Biden's Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
- President Joe Biden proposed a plan to eliminate up to $10,000 in federal student debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year, $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, and a loan payment deferment extension until December 31, 2023.
- Biden stated on Twitter that the change is meant to provide "working and middle class families breathing room as they prepare to resume federal student loan payments in January 2023."
- Currently, federal student loans account for 92 percent of total student debt.
- In response, both former President Trump and Vice President Biden permitted debtors to postpone loan payments.
Greg Abbott keeps lead over Beto O'Rourke in Texas governor race: A new poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott maintains his lead over Democratic challenger Beto...
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How County Judge candidate Peter Sakai is taking on Trish DeBerry for Bexar County judge?
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Abbott, O’Rourke agree to debate in Texas gubernatorial race: The debate at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg will mark the first...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Gov-Greg-Abbott-Beto-O-Rourke-agree-to-17362669.php
Abbott keeps lead over O'Rouke in race for Texas governor: New poll in Texas governor's race shows Abbott is leading O'Rourke by 7 percentage points.
houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2022/article/New-poll-shows-Abbott-s-lead-over-O-Rourke-grow-17372775.php
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