Pharr Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez is the recent recipient of the Education Champion Award from Teach For America – Rio Grande Valley. Ambrosio was honored for his impact on education at the organization’s annual Honor Roll Gala held on April 8 at Quinta Mazatlan. Hernandez was selected for his response to the pandemic by accelerating the city’s plans to roll out an affordable broadband network throughout the city. The measure…
Keep McAllen Beautiful is kicking off its annual Paint McAllen Beautiful project. Qualifying program applicants include residents of McAllen who own a home, are of low income, 60 years of age or older, or of any age with a permanent disability. Keep McAllen Beautiful is able to fund paint and supplies for the project through grant funding. Qualifying applicants will have their home painted free of charge. “Keep McAllen Beautiful…
Fall 2022 will introduce a collection of new degrees at Texas Southmost College, and one of those will be an Associate of Arts in Psychology. TSC Dean of Humanities Brian McCormack said TSC has seen a rise in student demand for psychology-related classes. He added there has always been a shortage of mental health professionals but the need has recently increased. “There is a rising tide of interest in psychology,…
The City of Pharr is working with the Texas General Land Office to remind residents that funding is still available for the Homeowners Assistance and Reimbursement Programs. HARP opened one year ago to help local residents impacted by the 2018-2019 flooding from storms that affected the Rio Grande Valley. “This funding is important to help those affected by flooding in our community,” said Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez. “If you had to…
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation’s third annual StartUp Texas Pitch Summit is now open and accepting applications. The event will be the first ever in-person version since the program began in March of 2020. The Startup Texas Pitch Summit is a live event where early-stage companies pitch their product/service to industry experts, venture capitalists, and high profile journalists. This spring, the winning pitch will not only receive $25,000 in startup…
Job opportunities in the agriculture sector are increasing in Texas, and with no other two-year agriculture program in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas Southmost College is filling the need with its new Agriculture and Agribusiness programs beginning fall 2022. “Whenever we consider creating a new program, we look into the demand, the job opportunities in that particular field and after extensive research, we found that there are diverse opportunities in…
The City of McAllen Planning Department celebrates World Heritage Day April 18 with a free virtual session featuring local speakers who will be presenting on various topics highlighting the importance of and economic impact of preserving historic landmarks in McAllen. The session takes place from 9-10 a.m. and is open to the public. The International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, is an international observance…
The city of McAllen has fared well in recent national surveys when it comes to best communities of its size for places to do business and ranking high for public safety. This week the city learned of another distinction. The home-search website Ownerly.com lauded McAllen in ranking it at the top of its Best Zoom Town Cities. The ranking cites affordable housing, high-speed Internet accessibility, outdoor green spaces and good…
McAllen now ranks sixth in Safest Cities in the United States according to SmartAsset.com. The financial website analyzes a core set of common safety factors to identify and rank the safest cities in America, looking at data from 200 of the largest cities. Since the last study, crime in the United States has continued its upward trend. In McAllen, however, crime decreases continued as the city moved up three spots…
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. recently announced a new partnership with Texas A&M University School of Public Health to conduct a two-year study of arsenic and other toxic contaminants that occur in residential drinking water within border colonia communities in the Rio Grande Valley. The event highlighted the importance of a new partnership between Methodist Healthcare Ministries and Texas A&M as they work together to address and potentially…