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Palmview HS Summer Bridge Academy gets first taste of reignited law enforcement Explorer Program
Palmview High School hosted a law enforcement career day as a finale to its Summer Bridge Academy to teach incoming freshmen about law and order. Thursday morning, law enforcement agencies gathered in the Palmview staff parking lot to outreach to incoming students eager for high school life after completing the Summer Bridge Academy curriculum. La…
Read MoreTEA accountability ratings still unresolved
The 2023-2024 school year has come and gone, and Texas school districts still do not have a way to evaluate academic performance based on Texas Education Agency standards. For the 2022-2023 school year, TEA revamped its grading system measuring state test performance, graduation rates and college, career and military readiness. However, school officials across the…
Read MoreVIPERS AND DRISCOLL TO HOST FOURTH ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL EXPO
EDINBURG, Texas (June 19, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers have partnered with Driscoll to host the fourth annual “Back to School Expo” on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT. The event is free to the public and will take place inside the Bert Ogden Arena located at 4900 S, I-69C, Edinburg, Texas. …
Read MoreECISD Police reviews 2023-2024 fentanyl prevention since House Bill launch
Tuesday, the Edinburg Consolidated School District Police Department summarized the effectiveness of preventative measures for fentanyl abuse implemented the past year after the passing of House Bill 3908. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid used for pain relief, is a highly addictive substance that is often laced with illegal drugs. A dosage of two milligrams, as small…
Read MorePSJA ISD board deadlocks over trustee appointment
This article originally appeared in the June 14 edition of the Progress Times. The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees failed to reach a consensus Monday on whom to appoint for a vacancy on the board despite votes on three possible candidates. The death of longtime Place 6 Trustee Jesus “Jesse” Vela, Jr.…
Read MorePolice say Edinburg woman lied about being attorney, tried to charge county for representing self in court
An investigator with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Edinburg woman last week who allegedly broke the law in an attempt to get the county to pay her with indigent defense monies for representing herself in court last year — even though she’s not an attorney and was represented by individuals appointed by the…
Read MoreAlton to delay natural gas rate increase for residents
Valley residents can expect higher natural gas prices in a little over a month, and the city of Alton plans to delay the pay period for citizens to prepare for rate changes. During a regular Tuesday meeting, the Alton City Commission approved a 45-day delay for a natural gas price increase by Texas Gas Service…
Read MoreAlton appoints new city secretary
The city of Alton welcomed its newest city secretary during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Janie Flores, who has worked with the city for nearly ten years, is now the city secretary after the deputy city manager, Baudelia Rojas, decided to pass on her second title. “We just thought this was the next step, both for Baudelia…
Read MoreMission CISD agreed to remove 676 books
Just five minutes after being told to permanently remove a list of 676 books from its schools’ libraries by a conservative activist group last month, Mission CISD agreed to remove any of those titles it finds in the district’s libraries and thanked the group for making the demand. That list was sent to the district…
Read MoreSharyland ISD PR department recognized
Sharyland Independent School District’s public relations department received 15 awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association earlier this year. The department did particularly well in photo categories, winning several of those awards, though it also received recognitions for things like logo design, video and print media. At its May 13 meeting, Mission City…
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