Tag Archives: Weslaco

STC Provides Free Tax Prep at Mid-Valley Campus

The South Texas College Mid-Valley campus is now offering free tax preparation services to area residents who qualify. This is the first time the Volunteer Income Tax Assistant program is offered in the Weslaco area, according to faculty advisor Cynthia Sanchez. “We are joining efforts with United Way of South Texas to run the VITA program here at the Mid-Valley campus,” Sanchez said. “It’s exciting to introduce the program because…

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Weslaco Networking Lunch Mob

Networking Lunch Mob

Join the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce for it monthly Networking Lunch Mob on March 1. The event provides an opportunity to network with other business community members and support a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own lunch. Register online to receive event location and instructions.

Weslaco Networking Lunch Mob

Networking Lunch Mob

Join the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce for it monthly Networking Lunch Mob on March 1. The event provides an opportunity to network with other business community members and support a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own lunch. Register online to receive event location and instructions.

Clinics Feature Connection To Patients

Angela Menchaca, a PA, cares for a young patient at her Weslaco clinic. (Courtesy)

Angela Menchaca was a busy physician assistant, rotating among cardiac clinics in Edinburg when she felt the pull to be closer to her Weslaco home with a young daughter to raise. Her best option was one she knew well. Her husband, Michael, is a family nurse practitioner who has opened a direct primary care clinic in Harlingen. It’s not a clinic like many others with long patient waits. There are…

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Weslaco Networking Lunch Mob

Networking Lunch Mob

Join the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce for it monthly Networking Lunch Mob on Feb. 1. The event provides an opportunity to network with other business community members and support a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own lunch. Register online to receive event location and instructions. This event has a limit of 20 participants.

Hope Family Health Center Opens In Mid-Valley

HOPE Mid-Valley Clinic

The Hope Family Health Center has expanded into to the Mid-Valley with the opening of the HOPE Mid-Valley Clinic in Weslaco on Jan. 23. HOPE offers free counseling services to the low-income, uninsured people in the Rio Grande Valley. HOPE’s counseling services treat depression, anxiety, trauma and grief. The center is possible with the help of the Knapp Community Care Foundation, which makes grant distributions to fund nonprofit organizations that impact,…

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Weslaco Chamber CEO Earns National Honor

Barbara Jean Garza was in the midst of a lengthy and successful public administration career at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley when a job opportunity arose that piqued her interest. The Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce was looking to hire a new chief executive officer. Garza’s initial thought was to take a pass on applying for the job but colleagues encouraged her to “throw my name in the…

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Weslaco Networking Lunch Mob

Networking Lunch Mob, Oct. 2022

Join the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce for it monthly networking lunch on Jan. 4. The event provides an opportunity to network with other business community members and support a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own lunch. Register online to receive event location and instructions.

UTRGV SOM Signs MOU With Valley Grande Institute

The UTRGV School of Medicine signs a memorandum of understanding on Dec. 12 with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, at the VGI Campus in Weslaco. (photo David Pike, UTRGV)

The UTRGV School of Medicine recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies to strengthen the pipeline between the two institutions in training allied health professionals. The program will prepare students to be part of healthcare teams by exposing them to clinical procedures under the direct supervision of UTRGV faculty or staff. This includes UT Health RGV clinical nurse educators and staff registered nurses. “The…

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