People in the News
Brownsville graduate student wins chalk drawing competition
Ariel Plotkin, a Brownsville native and graduate graphic design student at Savannah College of Art and Design, took first place with her teammates for their sidewalk chalk drawing in the Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes category at the annual Sidewalk Arts...
New CASA volunteers sworn in
Judge Gustavo Garza swore in new volunteers to be new Court Appointed Special Advocates for chil-dren Tuesday in Brownsville. The volunteers will be assigned to children in Cameron and Willacy Counties who have been removed from their homes because...
Club hosts benefit for Monica’s House
The Los Escondidos Motorcycle Club organized a barbecue fundraiser to benefit Monica’s House. The fundraiser was held earlier this month and raised $1,000 for the children’s advocacy center that helps abused children in the Rio Grande Valley. Members...
Porter grad completes Air Force basic training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Moises Torres Jr., of Brownsville, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. During the six weeks of training, Torres studied the Air Force mission, rifle marksmanship, field training...
8 new troopers in the Valley
The Texas Department of Public Safety graduated 68 new troopers during an Austin ceremony recently. Eight of the new Troopers are from the Rio Grande Valley. They include Robert John Flores, Harlingen; Jesus Garza, Brownsville; Maria Hernandez, Weslaco;...
Dentists Who Care receives award
Dentists Who Care, a Rio Grande Valley non-profit agency, has received one of three 2007 Meritorious Awards in Community Dentistry from the American Dental Association’s Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional. The group was recognized...
2007 Porter grad completes naval training
Navy Reserve Seaman Recruit Norma S. Mendiola recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Greak lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Mendiola completed a variety of training which included classroom study and...
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville awarded $300,000 grant
The Community Development Corporation of Brownsville has received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development Rural Housing and Economic Development Program to provide 10 families long-term mortgage financing. The HUD award...
People in the news-Sept. 14, 2007
A number of Rio Grande Valley students graduated from Texas State University-San Marcos recently. Vanessa M. Martinez, Pamela I. Flores and Laura E. Tamez, of Brownsville, received bachelor’s degrees in athletic training. Nicole Llamas, of Olmito,...
UTB-TSC president to receive distinguished alumnus award
Dr. Juliet V. GarcĂa, president of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, will be recognized by the Texas Exes at their Distinguished Alumnus Awards Friday, September 28. The award, created in 1958 by the Texas Exes,...
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