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Last Updated: Thursday, September 02, 2010 09:37
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Reps: Redistricting could negatively impact Rio Grande Valley
WESLACO, Sept. 1 - GOP efforts to create a new conservative congressional district in Corpus Christi could result in the Rio Grande Valley losing its two experienced U.S. House members, Solomon Ortiz and Rubén Hinojosa.
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Cornyn meets with FBI to discuss fight against drug cartels
HIDALGO, Sept. 1 - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has had talks with the FBI about the agency beefing up its surveillance of wire transfers going to drug cartels in Mexico.
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Texas Border Coalition testifies before House panel
McALLEN, Aug. 30 - The chair of the Texas Border Coalition’s workforce development and education committee has praised the work of the Texas House Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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Bishops to attend immigration conference hosted by Valley Interfaith
McALLEN, Aug. 27 - Valley Interfaith has announced it will hold a multi-denominational conference on immigration in October that will be attended by a number of bishops.
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Tribute: 'Mike Allen tenía el corazón de un toro'
McALLEN, Aug. 27 - Tributes have been pouring in for Mike Allen, the legendary former president and CEO of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation.
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City of McAllen, STC, pay tribute to Mike Allen
McALLEN, Aug. 26 - The City of McAllen and South Texas College have issued statements in honor of Mike Allen, the legendary former president and CEO of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation.
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Mike Allen passes away
McALLEN, Aug. 26 - Mike Allen, the legendary former president and CEO of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation has died. He was 72.
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More than 300 Valley Interfaith members to attend statewide IAF convention
McALLEN, Aug. 25 - More than 300 Valley Interfaith members will board buses in the early hours of Saturday morning in order to attend a statewide convention in San Antonio.
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Transportation commissioner praises Valley counties for funding initiatives
MISSION, Aug. 25 - Texas Transportation Commissioner Ted Houghton on Tuesday praised Hidalgo County’s vehicle registration fee initiative and mentioned another method to raise local highway dollars – an additional fee for crossing international bridges.
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Panel: Colonia residents will not be forgotten when flood control projects are ranked
WESLACO, Aug. 23 - A group putting together the evaluation criteria for ranking flood control projects in the Rio Grande Valley is determined not to leave colonia residents at the bottom of the list.
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King: PSJA must build on successes of recent years
SAN JUAN, Aug. 21 - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD will have more than 32,000 students enrolled when the new school year starts next week, a reflection of the fast growing tri-city area.
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Franz explains why he no longer backs Perry for governor
HIDALGO, Aug. 20 - Hidalgo Mayor John David Franz today explained why he no longer backs Rick Perry for governor.
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Uribe: Veterans Land Board should be given authority to build veterans hospitals
McALLEN, Aug. 20 - A former Rio Grande Valley state senator says if the voters of Texas elect him Land Commissioner in November he will work with local legislators to secure a veterans hospital for the region.
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'Anchor babies' and 'terror babies' discussed at Valley campaign event
McALLEN, Aug. 20 - At a campaign event on Thursday evening, Hidalgo County Democratic Party Chair Dolly Elizondo speculated that she might have been an “anchor baby.”
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Equal Voice: Lack of immigration reform may hurt voter turnout
SAN JUAN, Aug. 19 - The failure of the Obama administration to pass comprehensive immigration reform will hinder the Get Out the Vote effort being mounted by Equal Voice for America’s Families, its leaders acknowledge.
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Lucio: $50 million-plus needed next session for Valley medical school project
BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 18 - State Sen. Eddie Lucio says he and the South Texas legislative delegation will push to get $50 million to $60 million next session for the region’s proposed four-year medical school.
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Santana Textiles to hold Edinburg groundbreaking event next month
EDINBURG, Aug. 18 - The City of Edinburg will commemorate the official start of construction of their long awaited Santana Textiles facility next month.
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McKenna selected as Valley Partnership's new president and CEO
WESLACO, Aug. 18 - The Rio Grande Valley Partnership’s board of directors has selected Linda McKenna as its new president and CEO.
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Cortez reintroduces proposal to sell Westside Park
McALLEN, Aug. 18 - In an address to the citizenry of McAllen, Mayor Richard Cortez reintroduced proposals to sell Westside Park to commercial developers.
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Sen. Lucio offers his proposals for reducing the state budget deficit
BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 17 - Investing state pension funds in Texas companies, regulating the banks, expanding gaming, and placing undocumented immigrants in private prisons are among the proposals state Sen. Eddie Lucio will take into the next legislative session.
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Mayor of one of Edinburg's sister cities is kidnapped
EDINBURG, Aug. 16 - The mayor of a northern Mexico municipality that recently signed a “sister city” agreement with Edinburg has been abducted, according to Mexican officials.
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FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens in Edinburg
EDINBURG, Aug. 16 - A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center has been opened in Edinburg for Hidalgo County residents affected by Hurricane Alex and subsequent flooding.
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IBWC: Diversion of floodwaters into Valley floodways likely to end this week
The diversion of floodwaters into the U.S. interior floodway at Anzalduas Dam in the Rio Grande Valley is likely to end later this week, the International Boundary and Water Commission has announced.
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PSJA, IDEA, partner to set up RGV Center for Teaching and Leading Excellence
SAN JUAN, Aug. 16 - It is rare for a charter school, a public school and a non-profit to form an alliance in order to improve teaching standards but that is what has just happened in South Texas.
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Valley leaders meet to discuss region's economic future
McALLEN, Aug. 16 - One of the interim charges given to the Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs by Texas House Speaker Joe Straus was to study ways of improving economic conditions along the border.
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