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New Coffee House Opens for Business in La Feria

by Tony Vindell/LFN There are no Starbucks or its subsidiary Seattle’s Best Coffee shops here, but lovers...
Study: Immigrants Bear Brunt of Hurricane Harvey Hardships

by Mark Richardson HOUSTON – A new study finds that immigrants were almost twice as likely as...
What to Know About Your Drinking Water

(StatePoint) Having clean, uncontaminated water to drink at home and on-the-go is one of the most essential...
Texas Officials Warn School Districts Over ‘Illegal Electioneering’

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Educators and voting-rights advocates say a move by Texas Attorney General...
Estero Llano Grande State Park & the World Birding Center

Story and photos by Martha E. Ibarra/LFN Now that Spring has officially begun it is the perfect...
Knapp Community Care Foundation Gives UTRGV Nearly $2 Million for Genomic Research Center in Mid-Valley

South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute to recruit 1,000 participants for study on risk determinants for diabetes...
Sunshine Week: Group Works to Bolster TX Public Information Act

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – It’s Sunshine Week, and Texas open government advocates are calling for...
Study: Texas Needs Alternatives to Sending Women to Prison

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Prison reform advocates say too many of the 12,000 women in...
Niños reciben ayuda de parte del Hospital Shriners

por Martha E. Ibarra/LFN Los Hospitales Shriners para Niños- Houston (SHC- por sus siglas en ingles) estuvieron...
Shriners Hospital for Children Treats 155 Children at Biggest Outreach Clinic

by Martha E. Ibarra/LFN Shriners Hospital for Children- Houston (SHC) held their first outreach clinic of 2018...