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Texas A&M Couple Overcomes Obstacles, Thrives On Road To Graduation

by Elena Watts, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications COLLEGE STATION — Hillary and Scott Oswald met...
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville, Valley Baptist-Harlingen Receive an “A” for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

HARLINGEN/BROWNSVILLE –Valley Baptist-Harlingen and Valley Baptist-Brownsville both earned a grade “A” in a recent national safety study...
UTRGV Celebrates 3,100 Graduates Over Two Days of Commencement Ceremonies

by UTRGV News and Internal Communications McALLEN, TEXAS – More than 2,000 prospective graduates moved their tassels from...
STISD High Schools Rank Among the Best in the State and Nation

MERCEDES – All four South Texas Independent School District (STISD) high schools ranked among the best in...
Wind Farms Propel Willacy County Economy

by Tony Vindell/LFN About a half dozen wind farms are located in the Rio Grande Valley today...
Capital Murder Trial Begins in Killing of BP Agent from La Feria

by Tony Vindell/LFN The capital murder trial of a Mexican national charged with the killing of a...
Please “Be Our Guest” for the 25th and Final Performance of Beauty and the Beast

The Kindergarten Students from Mrs. Drawe & Ms. Sanchez’s Class from C. E. Vail Elementary, would like...
UTRGV-produced Radio Show ‘Stories from Texas’ Headed to Print, Audio Book

by Maria Elena Hernandez RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – Most Texans know “Stories from Texas” – and its signature...
UTRGV Physics Department Remembers, Honors Dr. Cristina Torres

by Vicky Brito BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Known for empowering her students to always reach for the stars, Dr....
Study: Texas Has High Rate of Food Insecurity, Hunger

by Mark Richardson LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas ranks among the top states in the country for food...