Los Fresnos, Vicente Javier García, de 73 años, de Los Fresnos, falleció el viernes 21 de agosto de 2020 en Valley Regional Medical Center en Brownsville. Vicente Javier García nació en Brownsville, TX., Hijo de Aurora Alvear e Ignacio García el 30 de diciembre de 1946. A él le preceden en la muerte sus padres, …

Brownsville, Texas Edith Deytz Guevara, de 65 años, de Brownsville, Texas, falleció en Corpus Christi, Texas el 19 de agosto de 2020. Ella nació en Brownsville, Texas el 29 de mayo de 1955 a María de Lourdes Deytz Guevara y Ernesto Deytz Mendoza. Ella asistió a Villa María High School y a la Universidad de …

PHARR, Texas – High school teachers everywhere would prefer to be teaching their students in the classroom but for now they are having to do the next best thing.  The coronavirus has led to distance learning, with the teachers and students staying at home and connecting via the internet. In the Rio Grande Valley that […]

PHARR, Texas – High school teachers everywhere would prefer to be teaching their students in the classroom but for now they are having to do the next best thing.  The coronavirus has led to distance learning, with the teachers and students staying at home and connecting via the internet. In the Rio Grande Valley that […]

HARLINGEN, Texas – Dr. Guy Bailey, president of UT-Rio Grande Valley, says he has never worked with a school district as smoothly as Harlingen CISD.  Bailey participated Tuesday in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new UTRGV Early College High School, located at 2901 Medical Drive in Harlingen. “I cannot think of anything I am prouder […]

As of today, all IDEA regions have started school. So, I would be remiss to not say thank you to our teachers who are balancing remote instruction and family at home. The majority of our schools have students participating remotely with the exception of IDEA Greater Houston and the Permian Basin.  Here in the Rio […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – South Texas Vocational Technical Institute is moving its Brownsville, McAllen and Weslaco campuses into new and improved facilities this month. STVT says the move will provide students an upgraded learning experience as they train for their future careers. “The investment we’re making in the STVT new, improved facilities, is an investment in […]

I hope everybody had been able to see that steady trend and decline in the daily number of cases in the county. I hope that is from everything doing everything they can to try to avoid catching this virus. Washing their hands, wearing masks, social distancing, and avoiding crowds. We are seeing the fruits of […]

Most people have not realized the true magnitude of the plunder of precious lives that COVID-19 has exacted across the country. For many, images of the massive death toll in New York months ago were surreal and a long distance away. Plenty of people are not aware that the U.S. is the world leader in […]

Labor Day is a time to recognize workers across our great state and nation and honor the sacrifice, dedication, and commitment to keeping our families healthy, our children educated, our food supply stocked, and our economy going.  This Labor Day, more so than those in the recent past, we understand how critical essential workers like […]