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McAllen providing supplies during back to school bash
Students are being invited to bring their own backpack to the Palm View Branch Library in McAllen to fill it up with school supplies. The city of McAllen is partnering with several organizations as part of their second ever Back to School Bash, according to a news release. The bash...
Edinburg teen accepted to college after regaining ability to speak
The Olivares family is getting ready to send their son, Zeke, to college. It’s something Zeke says he’s excited for. A year ago, college wasn’t even on Zeke’s radar, just recovery. Zeke suffered from several seizures that left him hospitalized, and made him lose the ability...
Weslaco ISD participating in dropout recovery program
A program in the Rio Grande Valley is giving young adults who dropped out of high school a second chance. Three school districts in Hidalgo County are participating in the Region 1 Dropout Recovery Program to give those who’ve dropped out a chance to finish what they started. The...
Mission CISD says it won’t actually remove 676 challenged books
The Mission Consolidated Independent School District says it won’t actually be removing or reviewing 676 books the school system’s former superintendent committed to purging earlier this summer. In May Mission CISD, like other Rio Grande Valley districts, received an email from local representatives of a conservative advocacy group.
Weslaco school district’s $160 million bond projects underway
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Weslaco ISD is underway with phase one of three of its $160 million bond projects with some being completed this year and early next year. The propositions for the bond elections were passed last November by district voters totaling $160 million for the construction,...
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