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State funding for Valley VA Hospital would have major economic benefit for Valley, Texas, says Rep. Martínez

by David A. Díaz [email protected] Seeking to secure state funding for a full-service Veterans Administration Hospital in deep...
We’re not bees, if you please…

Large paper nests in South Central Texas trees most likely home to honey wasps SAN ANTONIO –...
Water Woes Aired at IBWC Public Forum

“Many Questions, Few Answers” The recent scheduled meeting of the International Boundary and Water Commission citizen forum...
City Commission Considers Possible Bus Route Changes, Appoints Two New Members to Industrial Development Corporation Board

The La Feria City Commission held their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 23rd. Among the agenda items...
Time Outdoors Can Make You a Better Thinker

by John Michaelson (Texas News Service) AUSTIN, Texas -As folks across the state celebrate Earth Month, research out...
Lucio Bill to Promote Space Flight in Cameron County Passes out of Senate Committee

AUSTIN – Today, Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville) announces Senate committee passage of a bill intended to...
Texas School Breakfast: Fighting Hunger and Improving Academics

But No Morning Meals for Hundreds of Thousands by John Michaelson (TNS) AUSTIN, Texas – The number...
San Saba is Among America’s “Most Endangered” Rivers

by John Michaelson The 2013 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers is out – and the San...
Now Hear This! Understanding a Device That Changes Lives

At first, the little sounds like keys rattling on a key chain and the crackling of a...
Rio Grande Valley Suffers While Mexico Withholds Water

Commissioner Staples, Commissioner Rubinstein warn of devastating impact of federal government’s failure to act AUSTIN – Agriculture...