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As the spring semester comes to an end and summer approaches, a UTRGV official suggests for students to get vaccinated before traveling and to continue wearing their facial coverings. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo Illustration
As the spring semester comes to an end and summer approaches, a UTRGV official suggests for students to get vaccinated before traveling and to continue wearing their facial coverings. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo Illustration
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Get vaccinated before vacationing

[caption id="attachment_28370" align="aligncenter" width="640"] As the spring semester comes to an end and summer approaches, a UTRGV official suggests for students to get vaccinated before traveling and to continue wearing their facial coverings.Roxanna Miranda/The Rider[more...]
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HB 695 advances to Senate

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF House Bill 695, relating to the establishment of a law school in the Rio Grande Valley, will move forward to the Texas Senate after the House of Representatives passed it with[more...]
No further information about fund distribution has been shared with the City of Brownsville since SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk announced his donation of $10 million for the revitalization of Downtown Brownsville on March 3 via Twitter. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo
No further information about fund distribution has been shared with the City of Brownsville since SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk announced his donation of $10 million for the revitalization of Downtown Brownsville on March 3 via Twitter. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo
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No new updates on Musk’s $30 million donation

[caption id="attachment_28279" align="aligncenter" width="640"] No further information about fund distribution has been shared with the City of Brownsville since SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk announced his donation of $10 million for the revitalization of[more...]
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Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic
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UTRGV recognized in journalism competition

[caption id="attachment_28102" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic[/caption] Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On March 26, UTRGV Student Media and Gallery magazine received 34 awards for previously published/broadcast work from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.  Members[more...]
Rep. Armando Martinez (D-Weslaco) stands in front of the Texas Higher Education Committee March 25 during its meeting in Austin. Martinez presented House Bill 695, which would allow for a university system to build a law school in the Rio Grande Valley. “The only way we can offer an opportunity for students and the brightest minds in the Rio Grande Valley is by offering them a good education,” he said. “That education comes with law schools.” SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY JACQUELINE PERAZA FROM LAST THURSDAY’S TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING WEBCAST
Rep. Armando Martinez (D-Weslaco) stands in front of the Texas Higher Education Committee March 25 during its meeting in Austin. Martinez presented House Bill 695, which would allow for a university system to build a law school in the Rio Grande Valley. “The only way we can offer an opportunity for students and the brightest minds in the Rio Grande Valley is by offering them a good education,” he said. “That education comes with law schools.” SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY JACQUELINE PERAZA FROM LAST THURSDAY’S TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING WEBCAST
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Possible law school awaits committee vote

[caption id="attachment_28090" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Rep. Armando Martinez (D-Weslaco) stands in front of the Texas Higher Education Committee March 25 during its meeting in Austin. Martinez presented House Bill 695, which would allow for a university[more...]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed immigration bills H.R. 6 and H.R. 1603 and were sent to the Senate for approval. According to Jodi Goodwin, an immigrarion attorney in Harlingen, both bills would provide a pathway for citizenship to many individuals. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo
The U.S. House of Representatives passed immigration bills H.R. 6 and H.R. 1603 and were sent to the Senate for approval. According to Jodi Goodwin, an immigrarion attorney in Harlingen, both bills would provide a pathway for citizenship to many individuals. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Photo
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Immigration bills expected to stall in Senate

[caption id="attachment_28006" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Farmworkers and young unauthorized immigrants wait for the U.S. Senate to vote on bills H.R. 6 and H.R. 1603. On March 18, both bills were passed by the U.S. House of[more...]
David Pike/ University Marketing and Communications People want in like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine last Friday outside the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in Harlingen.
David Pike/ University Marketing and Communications People want in like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine last Friday outside the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in Harlingen.
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Hospitals prepare for post Spring Break

[caption id="attachment_27878" align="aligncenter" width="816"] David Pike/ University Marketing and CommunicationsPeople want in like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine last Friday outside the UTRGV Clinical Education Building in Harlingen.[/caption] Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF South Texas Health[more...]
La 87ª Sesión Legislativa de Texas comenzó el 12 de enero y terminará el 31 de mayo. Durante la sesión, la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado discuten los proyectos de ley propuestos y las resoluciones, las enmiendas a la Constitución de Texas y las asignaciones para el presupuesto del estado. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider
La 87ª Sesión Legislativa de Texas comenzó el 12 de enero y terminará el 31 de mayo. Durante la sesión, la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado discuten los proyectos de ley propuestos y las resoluciones, las enmiendas a la Constitución de Texas y las asignaciones para el presupuesto del estado. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider
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De papel a ley

[caption id="attachment_27767" align="aligncenter" width="640"] La 87ª Sesión Legislativa de Texas comenzó el 12 de enero y terminará el 31 de mayo. Durante la sesión, la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado discuten los proyectos de[more...]
The 87th Texas Legislative Session began Jan. 12 and will end May 31. During the session, the House and the Senate will discuss proposed bills and resolutions, amendments to the Texas Constitution and state budget allocations. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider
The 87th Texas Legislative Session began Jan. 12 and will end May 31. During the session, the House and the Senate will discuss proposed bills and resolutions, amendments to the Texas Constitution and state budget allocations. Roxanna Miranda/The Rider
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From paper to law

How the Legislature works [caption id="attachment_27653" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The 87th Texas Legislative Session began Jan. 12 and will end May 31. During the session, the House and the Senate will discuss proposed bills and resolutions,[more...]