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TSTC, South Padre Island police departments share spring break safety tips

HARLINGEN — Next week many students in Texas will take time away from their studies and begin spring break, including Texas State Technical College students.

Vagabond Streak: TSC to hold memorial service for Brownsville’s Ruben Herrera

Ruben Herrera, Brownsville attorney and Texas Southmost College trustee who died unexpectedly March 3 in Madrid, Spain, had a vagabond streak that took him throughout Latin America and to places around the world.

$17 million grant helping fund new UTRGV medical school residencies

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine announced Thursday that it’s been awarded a $17.5 million grant to expand its Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, a continuation of financial support to help build more opportunity for medical workers locally.

McAllen ISD terminates IMAS contract, begins Quinta Mazatlan mediation

In efforts to curb the district’s $13.7 million budget deficit, McAllen ISD took action at Monday’s meeting by voting to terminate a $2 million contract with the International Museum of Arts & Science (IMAS) and begin to mediate with Quinta Mazatlan over a $4 million project.

Phlebotomist makes career U-turn, gets TSTC Automotive Technology degree

HARLINGEN — Sometimes it takes a while for someone to realize that a job is just not for them.

TSTC doing its part to help fill state’s need for more EMS workers

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program is training students to meet the growing demand for emergency medical professionals across Texas.

TSTC’s TechXperience Day spotlights technical career pathways for high school students

HARLINGEN — More than 600 high school students and visitors toured Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus during TechXperience Day on Thursday, Feb. 29, to learn more about the technical career pathways and state-of-the-art technologies that the college offers.

Passing the torch: Brownsville’s ROCA takes over ‘Little Bit of Mexico’

A cherished Brownsville tradition will survive because of a gift of love from the Sisters of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (OVISS) to the Revival of Cultural Arts (ROCA).

New La Joya superintendent gives hard truth for district’s future

LA JOYA — On the same night where La Joya Superintendent Marcey Sorensen had her contract approved, she gave an eye-opening presentation regarding the school district's financial decisions over the last four years, which revealed a $19.5 million budget deficit.

Kids parade down Elizabeth Street in Brownsville for Charro Days

BROWNSVILLE — The girls with the festoons of color woven through their hair and their faces all smiles and eyes dancing moved rhythmically through the chilly afternoon.