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Facing enrollment decline, PSJA ISD prepares to brace for difficult financial future

Eying continued enrollment declines and the end of federal pandemic-ESSER funds, leadership at the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District is looking at budgetary steps that will help it avoid a “financial cliff.”

TSTC swears in new sergeant, honors members of campus police

HARLINGEN — The Texas State Technical College police department held a promotional swearing-in and oath of office reaffirmation ceremony Wednesday, June 29, on the...

TSC CASAR, Tropical Texas Behavioral Health lead training in mental health first-aid

BROWNSVILLE — Texas Southmost College (TSC) Counseling and Students Accessibility Resources (CASAR), in conjunction with Tropical Texas Behavioral Health, recently collaborated for the Adult...

Slice of Life: HCISD dancer, debater has many things to say

HARLINGEN – Renaissance woman.

Donna ISD may be TEA-free by December

Donna ISD could soon find itself free from Texas Education Agency oversight as soon as December.

TSTC Dental Hygiene students elevate their training in program’s on-site clinic

HARLINGEN — The Dental Hygiene program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus has produced many dental hygienists through the utilization of its on-site...

Baby talk: UTRGV parrot study getting noticed

Karl Berg, a behavioral ecologist and parrot expert at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, has published a major study in the prestigious scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, and it’s getting attention from a number of other scientific journals and media outlets internationally.

TSTC Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology program to add associate degree

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College will debut an Associate of Applied Science degree in Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology - Journeyman this fall at...

TSTC Nursing Expo connects students to medical employers

HARLINGEN — More than 75 Texas State Technical College Nursing students made an impression with their resumes when they networked with area medical representatives...

High school speech, debate students take home awards

HARLINGEN — A couple of weeks ago, several extraordinary students put Gutierrez and Vela middle schools on the map.