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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...

Coffee and community Customers wait in line to order coffee at Grind Coffee Co.’s fifth anniversary celebration. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

Customers wait in line to order coffee at Grind Coffee Co.’s fifth anniversary celebration. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo

Coffee and community

Omar E. Zapata March 31, 2021

Grind celebrates 5th anniversary Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER Grind Coffee Co. celebrated its fifth...

From explosion to donation Starship SN11 took flight at 8 a.m. today at the Boca Chica launch site and exploded before its touchdown. SCREENSHOT TAKEN FROM THE SPACEX LIVESTREAM

Starship SN11 took flight at 8 a.m. today at the Boca Chica launch site and exploded before its touchdown. SCREENSHOT TAKEN FROM THE SPACEX LIVESTREAM

From explosion to donation

Alejandra Yañez March 30, 2021

Musk announces $30M gift after SN11 blows up during launch Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX CEO...

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The Doodler

Elizabeth Mendoza March 29, 2021

SGA election platform breakdown Roxanna Miranda/The Rider Graphic

SGA election platform breakdown

Jamejdra Holverstott March 29, 2021

Jamejdra Holverstott | THE RIDER With the Student Government Association Elections ending Wednesday, candidates and voters are...

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...

Super Heavy BN1 makes its debut

The Super Heavy Booster No. 1 (BN1) rocket undergoes stacking on March 18 at the SpaceX South Texas launch site at Boca Chica. The 165-foot-tall Starship vehicle and BN1 will be 394 feet tall. They will “represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond,” as stated on the SpaceX website. SCREENSHOTS TAKEN BY ROXANNA MIRANDA FROM THE NASA SPACE FLIGHT WEBSITE

Super Heavy BN1 makes its debut

Alejandra Yañez March 29, 2021

Alejandra Yañez | THE RIDER SpaceX has stacked its first Super Heavy Booster No. 1 (BN1) rocket...

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A dialogue about the Atlanta spa shootings

Sol Garcia March 29, 2021

Sol Garcia | THE RIDER On March 16, a gunman killed eight people, six of whom were...

‘A time of transition’

The UTRGV School of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2021 on March 19, where 98% of its students learned where they will spend several upcoming years practicing medicine. According to John Krouse, dean of the School of Medicine and executive vice president of Health Affairs, this method is used to match graduating seniors from U.S medical schools with hospitals and health systems that have residency programs available for them. Carlos Sanchez/University Marketing and Communications

‘A time of transition’

Brigitte Ortiz March 29, 2021

Medical students learn residency location on Match Day Brigitte Ortiz | THE RIDER On March 19, 98%...

COVID cases on campus down Doug Arney, UTRGV vice president for Administrative Support Services, told The Rider that no COVID-19 cases have been reported for faculty in six weeks, and no cases have been reported among staff in seven weeks. Jacqueline Wallace/The Rider Photo