VIPERS ANNOUNCE 2024-25 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
EDINBURG, Texas (Oct. 27, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the NBA G League Affiliate of the Houston Rockets, have finalized the team’s 2024-25 training camp roster. The Vipers training camp roster includes four returning players from the 2024-25 season: Josh Reaves (fourth season), John Knight IIII (second season), Jermaine Samuels Jr. (second season), Nate Hinton (second season) and…
Read MoreDonna ISD Trustees Finalists for Texas Outstanding School Board
EDINBURG– The Donna ISD School Board was named a 2024 Honor Board by the Texas Association of School Administrators. Each year, the program recognizes outstanding Texas school boards for commitment and service that has made a positive impact on Texas public school students. The Donna ISD Trustees are now among four other school boards…
Read MoreMission Housing Authority Granted $40 Million in Housing Tax Credits
MISSION- The Mission Housing Authority celebrated a major achievement by securing $40 million in Housing Tax Credits between 2023 and July 2024. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) awards tax credits annually in July. This significant funding will construct two new mixed-income complexes, providing 204 modern, high-quality housing units for families…
Read MoreHead of Hidalgo County Health & Human Services announces retirement
EDINBURG – Eduardo “Eddie” Olivarez, the Chief Administrative Officer for Hidalgo County Health & Human Services, announced on Wednesday his intention to retire after nearly four decades in the healthcare arena. “My wife and I have decided that it’s time to enter a new chapter in our lives,” Olivarez said in announcing his retirement…
Read MoreUnited We Stand, Texas Healthy Snacks Initiative
Alton, Texas – United We Stand, Texas collaborated with the Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office to share healthy snacks and prevention education with the kids of the City of Alton Recreation Center at the Alton Community Center on Wednesday July 17, 2024. We are very thankful to Roel Hinojosa, Assistant Director Alton Community Services…
Read MorePalmview 9U baseball team goes national
Congratulations to the Palmview AllStars 9U baseball team who won the Pony League South Zone Mustang 9U Tournament held in Portland, Texas on Saturday, July 13, 2024. They are now on their way to represent the State of Texas and the entire South Zone in the Pony International World Series taking place in Vacaville, California…
Read MoreRGV SNAKE CHARMERS TO HOST OPEN AUDITIONS
EDINBURG, Texas (June 22, 2024) – The RGV Snake Charmers will be hosting open auditions for the 2024-25 season on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the DHR Sports Center located at 315 E. Palm Drive. Registration begins at 8 a.m. CT. The tryouts are open to females who must meet the following requirement: Must be 18 years of age by Dec.…
Read MoreAlton Woman to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Intoxication Manslaughter
ALTON – An Alton woman will spend the next decade behind bars after pleading guilty to Intoxication Manslaughter, announced Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio “Terry” Palacios. Sorely Lizeth Nino, 21, was sentenced to serve 10 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The case was heard by 476th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca.…
Read MorePalmview Fire Department Personnel Assisting with EMS Service in Houston Area
PALMVIEW, Texas- Palmview Fire Department crew members are on an official state mission following Hurricane Beryl. As part of the state’s Emergency Medical Task Force, the City of Palmview Fire Department stands ready to assist when needed. The Palmview crew was deployed on July 8 following a call from the State Operations Center asking for assistance…
Read MoreFrom The Valley to The Hill
UTRGV graduates benefit from the Archer Fellowship Program at the nation’s capitol Two University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seniors – Matthew Rodríguez from Pharr and Anthony Hernández from Edinburg – spent their final undergraduate semester during 2024 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Archer Fellowship Program, interning for Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, D-Brooklyn, New York. Jeffries has…
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