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San Diego County approves budget of more than US$7 billion for 2023

SAN DIEGO, CA - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $736 billion budget for fiscal year 2022-23 The new budget builds on commitments to address mental health, homelessness, equity, racial justice and climate change,...

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More than 265,000 migrants have been apprehended by operation ‘Lone Star’ in Texas

TEXAS - More than 265,500 migrants have been apprehended by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the National Guard over the past 15 months, according to Governor Greg Abbott According to Abbott, since the launch of Operation Lone...

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Seven Phoenix companies awarded funding for agri-food technology innovation

PHOENIX, AZ - The Phoenix City Council approved seven agri-food technology innovation grant recipients to help them adopt technologies and innovations in their operations The grant is part of the ARPA-funded Phoenix Resilient Food System...

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San Diego breaks ground on affordable housing development

SAN DIEGO, CA - The County of San Diego has broken ground for the construction groundbreaking of a new affordable housing complex The ceremony marked the groundbreaking for Levant Street Cottages in the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego The...

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San Diego records decrease in May 2022 unemployment rate

SAN DIEGO, CA - The city of San Diego reached a seasonally adjusted annualized unemployment rate of 27% during May 2022, according to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), representing a decrease of 03 percentage points compared...

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UTEP to offer scholarships to outstanding Chihuahua students

EL PASO, TX - The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has renewed an agreement with the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, to provide scholarships to some outstanding young Mexicans to continue their studies at the university UTEP President Heather...

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El Paso presented its preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023

EL PASO, TX - The City of El Paso presented last June 21, 2022 the preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023, which proposes, among other things, to lower the local tax rate and maintain the tax abatement for seniors and residents with...

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Brownsville tire recycler wins StartUp Texas 2022 Pitch

BROWNSVILLE, TX - The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) announced the winner of the StartUp Texas 2022 Pitch Summit following the close of its first in-person event held on June 16, 2022 Jaime Diez, CEO of Valley Tire...

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Phoenix adopts plan to promote electric transportation in the city

PHOENIX, AZ - The Phoenix City Council voted to adopt the Transportation Electrification Action Plan (TEAP), which prepares the city for a future filled with more electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and e-mobility equity "We often call it...

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Texas Border Cities Record New Unemployment Rate Decline in May

TEXAS - During the month of May 2022, border cities such as El Paso, Brownsville, Laredo and McAllen recorded an annualized decrease of nearly 205% in their unemployment rate, according to data from the Texas Labor Commission (TWC) Texas added...

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