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Category: Articles

Should the Rio Grande Valley’s MPOs Merge?

The Rio Grande Valley’s three Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), which consist of Hidalgo County, Brownsville, and Harlingen-San Benito, should merge according to the both newly sworn in Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez and Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino, Jr. For those that don’t know, the MPOs are organizations that are … Continue reading

Encouraging the Youth to Vote!

2018 was quite a year! A year of ups and downs for many of us. We did a lot together in 2018, but what the most exciting thing we did together was vote. We saw record voter turnout in 2018, which proves that people realize that they need to get … Continue reading

Border Patrol Agent Kills Undocumented Immigrant

This incident on the border of South Texas on May 23, 2018, involving the shooting and killing of an undocumented immigrant by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent near Laredo, is a tragic event that highlights the complexities and challenges faced in border security and immigration enforcement. Here is an expanded explanation … Continue reading

Uber & Lyft Offering Free Rides to the Polls

The 2018 elections are just around the corner with early voting beginning October 22 and election day on November 6. Plenty of organizations and companies around the nation are taking the extra step to help support our democratic process. Companies such as Uber and Lyft have offered to do their … Continue reading

McAllen on the Rise

A recent study shows that the City of McAllen is now ranked No. 10 in boomtowns or better known as a growing population and improved lifestyles, with plenty of jobs and businesses thriving. This result was found by looking at five-year trends across America looking at changes between 2011-2016. A … Continue reading

Monsanto’s Billions: a Pesticide Precedent

DeWayne Johnson spent the last 20 years as a groundskeeper for a school district near San Francisco, which meant that for two decades he applied Roundup weedkiller anywhere between 20-30 times each year. Johnson claimed that it was this pesticide application, and 2 incidents of being completely doused in the … Continue reading

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