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$2.5 Million from EDA for Infrastructure Improvements for City of Hidalgo
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Hidalgo, Texas, to make critical roadway and drainage repairs needed to improve Produce Road, a major trade gateway. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportu…
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Additional PPP Funding Necessary but Not Sufficient
Design flaws in the program still need to be resolved
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On the Senate passage of the COVID 3.5 bridge bill, Executive Director of the Main Street Alliance, Amanda Ballantyne had this to say:
“For small business owners facing increasingly dire circumstances, additional funding for the existing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)…
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Group chat leads to donations for UTRGV Student Food Pantry
Group chat leads to donations for UTRGV Student Food Pantry
Chinese Student & Scholar Association acts on culture of caring
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VIDEO by Maria Elena Hernandez: https://youtu.be/xJbIWe2AsKc
By Maria Elena Hernandez
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – APRIL 22, 2020 – A group chat about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a donation of more than $1,000 to the UTRGV Student Food Pantry and 1,000 face masks to two Rio Grande…
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Bipartisan Bill to Fund Purchase of Crude Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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MCALLEN, Texas – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) cosponsored bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) to support the energy industry by providing $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Representative Michael Burgess (TX-26) is the Republican lead in the…
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Weather and its potential impact on how COVID-19 behaves has remained a consistent focus since the outbreak erupted
Nurses from National Nurses United practice social distancing as they protest in front of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Washington. The group sought to bring attention to health care workers across the country who have contracted COVID-19 due to a lack of personal protective equipment. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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AccuWeather Global Weather Center – April…
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Hidalgo County CSA to receive funding for COVID-19 Disaster Assistance
Hidalgo County CSA to receive funding for COVID-19 Disaster Assistance
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EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency will receive funding for COVID-2019 Disaster Assistance under the CARES Act.
“We are receiving $4 million for additional Utility Assistance,” said Hidalgo County Community Service Agency Executive Director Jaime Longoria. “That is above and beyond for our Electrical Utility Assistance program.”
“An additional $2 million…
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Earth Day 50th Anniversary: April 22, 2020
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Presidential Proclamation 1974:
“To love America is not to care only for her freedoms, her promise, her institutions through which our great people strive for larger greatness. It is also to love the land and to cherish that which has sustained our people both in body and spirit from our earliest days on this vast continent.
“In recent times we have understood that…
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The Tea Room’s Curbside Specials
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We encourage you to support local merchants. During these times of need, we can rise as a community and help each other out.
The Tea Room
1524 N. Conway Ave. Mission, Texas 78572 ☎️ 956-585-6868
Call us to place your curbside order 956-585-6868.
$5.99 weekly Specials at The Tea Room. We are…
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Engineering professor and students producing 3D personal protection equipment during pandemic
Engineering professor and students producing 3D personal protection equipment during pandemic
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By Amanda L. Alaniz
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – APRIL 22, 2020 – Necessary personal protection equipment (PPE), such as masks and face shields, have been increasingly scarce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To help meet the need, the UTRGV community has taken the initiative to create the equipment.
Some are sewing gowns and cloth masks. Others, like members of the…
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A Humble Pastor’s Prayer
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By Pastor Eliud Garcia
Virus
Lord today we declare that Covid-19 has no power or authority over our family and our community. We acknowledge it’s You, Sovereign Lord, that protects us and keeps us safe. You said, no weapon that has been formed against our health and our well being will prosper. This Coronavirus must bow, bend, and render to the authority and power…
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Stronger Together, More Than Ever: How Texas Community Colleges Are Securing The Future
Stronger Together, More Than Ever: How Texas Community Colleges Are Securing The Future
State Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently released a report outlining the huge impact Texas community colleges have on the state’s economy. Community colleges generate more than $820 million dollars in the South Texas region alone, and the rewards are much more than monetary, according to the report.
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MCALLEN, TX (April 7, 2020) –April is Community College Month, and South…
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Texas A&M-Texarkana expert fights ignorance about coronavirus
Dr. Benjamin Neuman answers questions from journalists – and children – from around the world
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The coronavirus behind the current pandemic is scary, but ignorance about it is even scarier.
That’s why Dr. Benjamin Neuman, head of the biology department at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, has been so busy lately trying to answer questions from…
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Tonight, Edinburg Lights of Hope Agenda
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8:00 PM: Welcome and Remarks
Lance Ames, CEO South Texas Health System Edinburg, Children’s, and Freestanding Emergency Departments
Cat Domian, CNO South Texas Health System Edinburg, Children’s, and Freestanding Emergency Departments
Dr. Carlos Giraldo, Chief of Staff for South Texas Health System and Interventional Cardiologist
8:05 PM: Prayer of Hope
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We are all in this together
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As we all work to slow the spread of this virus to protect ourselves and our communities, the RGV Hispanic Chamber staff sends our most heartfelt wishes to you, our members, and supporters, for your health and wellness during this difficult and uncertain time.
While this is a stressful moment, it’s also an opportunity to put our principles into practice. We have…
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Rise of the Region 2025
Rise of the Region 2025
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Thank you very much for being an important part of Rise of the Region 2025, an economic development assessment of Rio South Texas including Northern Tamaulipas.
As part of the study, COSTEP and partners are gathering business and market intelligence on the seven counties of the United States, including Cameron, Hildalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr,…
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Cowboy Chicken Wood Fire Rotisserie's Wednesday Special
Cowboy Chicken Wood Fire Rotisserie’s Wednesday Special
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We encourage you to support local merchants. During these times of need, we can rise as a community and help each other out.
Cowboy Chicken Wood Fire Rotisserie
$20 Feeds the Family-Every Wednesday, after 4:00pm
1 Whole Chicken, 3 Texas Size Sides, 4 Rolls (feeds 3-4)
Enjoy $5 off any Family Meal…
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