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Get vaccinated before vacationing 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

Get vaccinated before vacationing

Jacqueline Peraza April 26, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Less than a month before UTRGV goes on summer break, Scott Spear, medical...

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HB 695 advances to Senate

Jacqueline Peraza April 20, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF House Bill 695, relating to the establishment of a law school in the...

No new updates on Musk’s $30 million donation 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

No new updates on Musk’s $30 million donation

Jacqueline Peraza April 19, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Almost three weeks since SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced his $1o...

UTRGV recognized in journalism competition Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

UTRGV recognized in journalism competition

Jacqueline Peraza April 2, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On March 26, UTRGV Student Media and Gallery magazine received 34 awards for...

Possible law school awaits committee vote

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

Possible law school awaits committee vote

Jacqueline Peraza April 1, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF House Bill 695, relating to the establishment of a new law school in...

Immigration bills expected to stall in Senate 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

Immigration bills expected to stall in Senate

Jacqueline Peraza March 29, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Migrant farmworkers and young unauthorized immigrants are waiting for the U.S. Senate to...

Hospitals prepare for post Spring Break 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.

Hospitals prepare for post Spring Break

Jacqueline Peraza March 22, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF South Texas Health System officials are preparing for a potential increase in COVID-19...

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Give it up for the ladies!

Jacqueline Peraza March 8, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF There has never been a time in my life where I have questioned...

De papel a ley 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

De papel a ley

Jacqueline Peraza March 5, 2021

Jacqueline Peraza | EDITORA-EN-JEFE Cada año impar, la Legislatura de Texas se reúne por 140 días para...

From paper to law 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