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UTRGV’s Alegría brings Mexican culture through dance with 54th performance

EDINBURG — The 54th annual Alegría by the UTRGV Ballet Folklórico gives viewers a history of Mexico through the art of dance and music featuring two new pieces this year representing Nuevo León and Yucatán.

Confusion swirls on future of UTRGV’s lease with VA in Harlingen

With the lease contract for the VA Health Care Center at Harlingen with UTRGV expiring in 2022, a VA official said the university wants them to vacate the property next year while UTRGV claims that's not true and that it's willing to work with the VA to serve Valley veterans.

Santa Maria’s Mia Picazo signs with UTRGV

SANTA MARIA — Santa Maria cross country and track standout Mia Picazo is continuing her running career close to home. Really close. Picazo signed with the...

Sea turtle rescues in Laguna Madre reach 1,000 and counting

Hundreds of volunteers and Sea Turtle Inc. staff continued Thursday to rescue cold stunned green Atlantic sea turtles from the Laguna Madre bay as water temperatures remained below the turtles’ survival threshold.

Events observing MLK Day throughout the Valley

The Rio Grande Valley is coming together to strengthen community ties while honoring one of the most important figures in history through the observation of MLK Day.

Concern, confusion over Edinburg CISD, UTRGV collegiate high school memorandum

EDINBURG — In a school board meeting Tuesday, the Edinburg school district Board of Trustees discussed the details of a memorandum of understanding with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley regarding a down-the-middle split of cost for a collegiate high school.

Mary Rose Cardenas was fierce champion for Brownsville; embodied ‘power, persistence and courage’

When Mary Rose Cardenas went after something, it was to benefit her community, not herself, and you’d be wise to go along or at least get out of the way.

Mental health experts remind festive times still belie holiday blues

HARLINGEN — The time of laughter and singing and families gathering for food and fun and the bringing in of the New Year is now upon us.

Edinburg, UTRGV looking to buy H-E-B Park for Vaquero football

Following the Monday announcement that the Toros were ceasing business operations, the city of Edinburg said on Wednesday that it is engaged with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to buy the soccer team’s former home, H-E-B Park, for Vaquero football games.

NASA program draws huge participation among Valley schools

MERCEDES — With its inaugural year in the Rio Grande Valley, the NASA HUNCH program has over 1,300 students participating in it with South Texas ISD hosting the first review session featuring NASA engineers Thursday.