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UTRGV achieves record student enrollment for third consecutive year

TEXAS - For the third consecutive year, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) registered a record enrollment of more than 32,000 students for the return to classes Among the 32,174 students who began the new school year were 5,827...

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Texas seeks to promote Rio Grande Valley region in film industry

MCALLEN, TX - Texas Governor Greg Abbott invited the communities of the Rio Grande Valley, the south and the rest of the state to participate in the Film Friendly Texas workshop in the city of McAllen According to information from the Texas...

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San Diego quarantine declared in agricultural fields

SAN DIEGO, CA - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a 77-square-mile quarantine covering Valley Center and surrounding areas on August 19 following the discovery of several Mexican fruit flies (MXFF), an agricultural...

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Tucson commits $750,000 to boost workforce assistance programs

TUCSON, AZ - The City of Tucson Office of Economic Initiatives announced the award of $750,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in support of economic and workforce development activities According to the City Council, the city has awarded...

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Frontier Opens Ten New Nonstop Routes in Phoenix

PHOENIX, AZ - Frontier Airlines, has announced ten new nonstop routes in Phoenix, Arizona that will begin operations beginning with the 2022 winter season Frontier President and CEO Barry Biffle announced the routes from the newly remodeled...

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494 migrants detained in Rio Grande Valley Sector

HIDALGO, TX - Over the past weekend, Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) apprehended 494 migrants divided into three large groups in Hidalgo and Starr counties The first intervention occurred in Starr County, when agents...

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UTEP reports record number of incoming students

EL PASO, TX - The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) reported enrollment of 3,600 freshmen for the school year that just began Aug 22, which represented a 22 percent increase compared to fall 2021 "As the pandemic has subsided, students have...

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Cuprum to invest US$100 million in Nuevo Leon

NUEVO LEON – Cuprum, Latin America's largest aluminum extruder, will invest US$100 million to build a plant in Nuevo Leon "The members of the board of directors have already approved the investment for three aluminum profile extrusion units to...

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Sonora to extract lithium for the automotive industry

SONORA – The Government of Sonora and the Federal Government are developing a plan to detonate the exploitation of lithium and ensure its industrialization process in the state, informed Alfonso Durazo Montaño, Governor of the state On the...

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41 migrants detained in Laredo, 26 were hiding in a trailer

LAREDO, TX - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station apprehended 41 undocumented migrants in three separate raids last week, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) On August 24, agents working in El Cenizo, Texas,...

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