Valley’s ‘Tortured Poets’ fully embracing new Taylor Swift album
It felt appropriate to write about Swifties celebrating the release of “The Tortured Poets Department” by streaming the album. To the joy or dismay of many Americans, Taylor Swift and her art have come to define pop culture.
RGV nurse apprenticeship to address medical staff shortage
The Rio Grande Valley is getting what educators and medical professionals say will be the first Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Track, which they hope will help address the current local and national nursing shortage.
DHR strives to reverse Valley’s low organ donation registration
Ten-thousand, one-hundred and fifteen. This is the number of people currently on the transplant waiting list in the state of Texas alone with about 40% of them being minorities, according to Donate Life America.
Channelview woman sentenced for trying to smuggle 3,580 rounds of ammo
A 52-year-old woman from Channelview, Texas has been sentenced to prison for her attempts to smuggle over 3,500 rounds of ammo into Mexico by concealing it within a spare tire, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
UTRGV football to host walk-on tryouts in August
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football team will host walk-on tryouts for full-time UTRGV students on Monday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. on the UTRGV football practice fields currently being constructed north of UTRGV Baseball Stadium in Edinburg.
Editorial: The world is discovering Valley’s culinary delights; we have known all along
A war of words has raged for years over where people can get the best tacos, especially breakfast tacos — Austin or San Antonio. Each city has its defenders who are quick to post their preferences on various social media sites.
Commentary: Many Republicans repeat Russian, Chinese propaganda
Two top Republican representatives and community chairman have expressed strong concern about Russian and Chinese influencing Republican members of the House of Representatives.
Early voting underway in municipal elections across Hidalgo County
Early voting is underway in several municipal elections across Hidalgo County. Residents are being asked to choose new leaders, amending the rules that govern their city, or taking on decades’ worth of debt to finance public infrastructure.
UTRGV-Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School completion delayed
At a budget workshop meeting on Monday, Edinburg CISD gave an update to the collegiate high school with UTRGV which is now projecting completion by late May or early June, later than originally planned.
Valley couple who smuggled exotic animals sentenced to prison, probation
A Rio Grande Valley couple who were arrested late last year for smuggling exotic animals have been sentenced, court records show.
