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Back to School: BISD preps for in-person learning

The Brownsville Independent School District provided a glimpse Tuesday of what in-person instruction will look like once students start returning to classrooms starting today...

Gutierrez: complaints on reopening should go to TEA

As the Brownsville Independent School District prepares for a soft reopening of its schools starting Monday, Superintendent Rene Gutierrez has a message for individuals...

Balancing higher health risks and spotty internet, reopening UTRGV is a challenge

By Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune Isolated without Wi-Fi in the rural Hidalgo County home he shares with his dad, Ruben Homar Martinez is determined...

IDEA announces virtual after-school gardening program for students

IDEA Public Schools has begun an after-school Junior Master Gardener program for all students. As an added bonus, students in grades third through eighth who successfully complete the program will be...

Agencies to post Covid data reported by Texas public schools

The Texas Education Agency and Texas Department of State Health Services announced Thursday on the DSHS website the statewide number of cases of COVID-19 reported by...

BISD to bring staff back into schools on Monday

The Brownsville Independent School District said Wednesday it is moving forward with plans to bring teachers and staff back into schools on Monday as...

UTRGV med school dean to step down, join faculty

Dr. John Krouse, the dean of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, has announced he intends to step down from...

6 vying for seats on Mercedes school board

Two incumbents on the Mercedes ISD Board of Trustees with each face a lone challenger in the November election, while two newcomers will square...

Singing Harmony: Barbershop gives Lopez a music all its own

Lopez Early College High School Head Choir Director Jason Whitney has become a vigorous advocate of barbershop music, embracing the genre for its ability...

TSTC welcomes first students to Electrical Lineworker program

Electrical Lineworker Technology is well underway at Texas State Technical College. The program, which began in Harlingen this semester, has seen much success at other...