Harlingen reviews park projects for grant funding; mulling $941K Vestal upgrade
HARLINGEN — Months after residents pushed for upgrades, a north side neighborhood park's in the running for its biggest grant request of the year.
TSTC Nursing student follows in mother’s career pathway
A pledge to patient care is a bond that Illiana Rodriguez shares with her mother, Celina Romo, as Rodriguez pursues a medical education at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen location just as her mother did.
Teacher who died in crash honored at IDEA’s Weslaco headquarters
WESLACO — Whitney Presas-Weddel’s passion for nursing and education is evident in the students she helped blossom out of their cocoons and it was honored Thursday with a memorial butterfly garden at the IDEA RGV Headquarters in Weslaco.
Cameron County’s NINOS lands $26.7 million grant to fund Head Start
After more than 30 years as a community cornerstone, Neighbors in Need of Services is landing a $26.7 million federal grant.
Two political consultants plead guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery case
Two political consultants agreed to plead guilty to charges that they conspired with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar to launder more than $200,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank, according to recently unsealed court documents that show the consultants are cooperating with the Justice Department in its case against the Laredo Democrat.
San Benito gives city manager 3-year, $150,000 contract
SAN BENITO — Closing a six-month probationary period, City Manager Fred Sandoval’s landing a three-year contract along with a $15,000 raise.
Medal Haul: Five win state gold, five others reach podium
The 2024 high school track and field season came to an end this past weekend, with a combined 28 individuals and four relay teams...
Editorial: On National Nurses Week, we thank those who help address our chronic shortage
It’s National Nurses’ Week, a good time — there’s never a bad time, actually — to applaud those who have dedicated their careers to helping to provide healthcare services to everyone. It’s also proper to recognize the schools and faculty that have dedicated resources toward helping to address America’s chronic — and growing — shortage of nurses.
Commentary: The next generation of teachers is in our K-12 classrooms
There has been a lot of debate recently about the best path forward for the education system in Texas. As the nation celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10, I think we can all agree that every student in our state deserves to be in classrooms led by well-prepared teachers, and that aspiring teachers deserve the training and support needed to fulfill the dream of becoming world-class educators.