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Border barriers disappear for moments through embrace

EL PASO, TX - Around 100 families reunited and embraced for a few minutes at the border of the Rio Grande during the event "Hugs, not walls" that took place last Saturday, January 6 at the El Paso-Juárez border, near the Casa de Adobe...

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UTRGV Strengthens Mental Health Programs for Students in Laredo

LAREDO, TX - As part of efforts to combat the shortage of mental health professionals and expand services provided in schools in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas, UTRGV in coordination with Laredo ISD and United ISD announced that they...

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UTEP receives grants to support research in support of NASA

EL PASO, TX - Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will help build a robotic device to weld in space and prepare astronauts for a mission to the Moon, thanks to a series of grants from NASA The University reported that the...

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Homeland Security to be strengthened along southwest border

MEXICO - The US Department of Homeland Security announced that it has requested additional support from the Department of Defense to strengthen enforcement along the southwest border with Mexico in light of the upcoming cancellation of Title...

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Georg Fischer opens new distribution plant in Nuevo León

APODACA, NL - The company Georg Fischer inaugurated its new plastic piping systems distribution plant in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon The new facilities have a surface area of 7,500 square meters and the Swiss firm will offer 40 new jobs in the region...

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Maricopa County and Phoenix team up to protect homeless from heat stroke

PHOENIX, AZ - Maricopa County has approved an extension of an agreement with the city of Phoenix to provide temporary day and night shelter services to serve up to 200 homeless people in the Phoenix area The agreement extends through January...

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Texas inaugurates new PGA resort with an investment of US$520 million

TEXAS - With an investment of US$520 million, Omni Hotel & Resorts opened its new PGA Frisco Resort in Texas, which is expected to create a thousand jobs and will serve as a destination for golf fans Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Texas'...

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UTRGV and Harmony Public Schools sign agreement to help students enter university

TEXAS - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and Harmony Public Schools (HPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commemorate a new partnership between the two institutions The collaboration will develop and expand a joint...

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APPA presents Diamond Award to Brownsville Public Service Board

BROWNSVILLE, TX - The Brownsville Board of Public Utilities (BPUB) has been recognized by the American Public Power Association (APPA) with the Diamond designation of Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) for providing safe and reliable electric...

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Park Ohio opens new plant in Coahuila

COHAUILA - The US company Park Ohio inaugurated its Plant 4 in Coahuila, with an investment of 415 million dollars and with which it intends to add 1,095 new jobs to the city of Acuña and the northern region of the state Together with the mayor...

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