There are these signs around that the Hidalgo County vote is swinging more toward the GOP, which was once almost as likely as snow in July, but the times they are a changin’, as Bob Dylan used to sing.
Forty-year-old Carlos Manuel Garcia Sancho picked up his first DWI more than 22 years ago, five months after turning 18.
Hard to believe that the November 2022 election that completely changed PSJA ISD is already 17 months old. A new board majority, a new superintendent and administrative support staff, and how fast time flies.
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PHARR — Some upcoming closures for the I-2/I-69C Interchange Project are in store this week, according to a release by Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture.
Closures are for construction activities pertaining to the project and are set to undergo nightly closures until April 22.
I-2 Westbound Frontage Road
The I-2 westbound frontage road in McAllen — which lies between Jackson Road and Jackson Avenue — is scheduled to be closed nightly starting Monday until April 22. The closures will be from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
As Pet Parents Day approaches, Judge Richard F. Cortez is thrilled to announce the “Picture Perfect Pets” photo contest.
State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported.
News
Staff Report
Advance News Journal
PHARR — Some upcoming closures for the I-2/I-69C Interchange Project are in store this week, according to a release by Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture.
Closures are for construction activities pertaining to the project and are set to undergo nightly closures until April 22.
Special to the Advance
EDINBURG — Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration due to the ongoing drought that he called “a threat of imminent disaster.”
By Eleanor Klibanoff
The Texas Tribune
Teenagers come to Access Esperanza’s family planning clinics in the Rio Grande Valley for birth control. They leave with a full reproductive life plan.
Appointments often run close to two hours, CEO Patricio Gonzalez said, as they counsel teens on everything from contraception and sexually-transmitted infections, to healthy relationships, consent, and the client’s hopes and dreams.
Sports
By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal
Bruce Bochy, what a deal for the Texas Rangers last year with his hiring, which led to the franchise’s first World Series ring. Ever.
After 52 years spent in the Lone Star State, and then 63 years, overall, if you add in the team’s former branding as the old Washington Senators, the organization was finally on top of the baseball world.
By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal
For starters, in the world of golf, there isn’t even a word for shooting a hole that posts a seven-over par on the score card.
You got your eagles, birdies, pars, bogies, double bogies, triple bogies, quadruple bogies (one of my personal favorites), quintuple bogies, sextuple bogies, but after that it stops. Sure, you could put a seven over par on the score card, but you wouldn’t want to give it a name.
By Patrick Gonzáles
Special To The Advance
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on March 20, the promotion of Eddie Galván to Associate Athletic Director for Development and Premium Seating.
Opinion
By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal
This could be a regular weekly feature — Texas has lost its mind. Or, the people who run Texas have lost their collective mind.
Meaning, there is enough craziness in this state to cover 52 weekly issues of The Advance per year. Easy.
By Tom Haughey
This week, author Peter Schweizer has a number-one best seller on the New York Times Best Seller List. A two-year investigation by Schweizer and his assistants has produced a book entitled “Blood Money,” which reveals we’re in the middle of a hot war with China.
By Gregg Wendorf
Advance News Journal
Since the Uvalde school massacre anniversary is quickly approaching, it’s easy to remember last year’s state legislative session, where state Republicans had the chance to vote on sanity, but instead chose just the opposite.
Lifestyle
Special to the Advance
The McAllen Public Library invites the public to participate in a day of health and vitality at the second annual Palm View Community Health Fair.
By Chris Voss
Revelation 7:17 “…for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
By Chris Voss
A guy is driving through East Texas on his way to New York when he sees a sign in front of a ranch-style house: “Talking Dog For Sale.”
With the thought of dollar signs ringing around in his head, he stops, gets out and rings the door bell – the one with a big Texas A&M logo nailed above it. The Aggie owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard before turning back toward the TV – “Dang Alabama.”
Obituaries
Phyllis “Phyl” Griggs — an admired businesswoman, McAllen city commissioner, an active volunteer, and lover of animals — passed away at her home on March 7, 2024. A resident of McAllen since 1972 she embraced the popular saying “I may not have been born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could.”
She has been described as an icon,an original, a trailblazer, a force for good, a glass ceiling breaker, a mentor, a fierce animal advocate, a proud mom, and a good friend.
Michael Foy Coggins, age 74, of Converse, Texas passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Michael was born in Columbus, Georgia to Bennie Foy Coggins and Mary Frances Barton.
By David A. Díaz
Special to the Advance
Veteran print journalist Gilbert Tagle, Jr., 68, most well-known as the former editor of the Edinburg Daily Review in the 1980s and 1990s, didn’t come up with the famous saying, “It’s a newspaper’s duty to print news and raise hell.”
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