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TSTC honors spring graduates with virtual celebration

Texas State Technical College honored 337 candidates for graduation during a spring virtual commencement celebration last month. TSTC Chancellor and CEO Mike Reeser celebrated the...

TSTC helps fill need for chemical dependency counselors

The need for substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health counselors is expected to grow over the next decade. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...

TSTC prepares students for Rio Grande Valley lineworker jobs

Angel Toledo, lead instructor in Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Lineworker Technology program, spent the week cleaning up TSTC’s 12-acre pole yard at the...

BISD receives more than $185 million in relief funds

The Brownsville Independent School District has been allocated more than $185.3 million for education purposes under the American Rescue Plan Act through the Elementary...

UTRGV returns to in-person commencements

EDINBURG — It likely wasn’t the commencement ceremony the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley class of 2021 expected when they stepped onto campus...

Photo Gallery: UTRGV’s commencement ceremony 2021

It likely wasn’t the commencement ceremony the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley class of 2021 expected when they stepped onto campus four years...

Advocacy group: Fully fund public education

BROWNSVILLE — Raise Your Hand Texas, a public education advocacy group, called on local leaders Thursday to wisely use their share of supplemental federal...

Two Brownsville women graduate, set to pursue careers in medicine

Brownsville women Natalia Davila and Sonya Rivera Montes are graduating this weekend from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and are ready to...

Main squeeze: Valley accordionists head to the finals in 15th annual competition

If he’s in front of a crowd, Johnny Joe Gutierrez puts on a bit more of a show when he plays his accordion. He’ll tap...

UTRGV graduations begin Friday

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley returns to in-person Commencement after the COVID-19 pandemic left the university with no option last year but...