Raul Garcia Jr. is a award-winning veteran community news reporter. He has covered stories in the Rio Grande Valley over the last 10 years, and has reported community news for the area daily and weekly newspapers.

PEREZ, EMILIANO, LUPESCU AND ZECH COLLECT ALL-WAC HONORS

November 15, 2023 RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) volleyball team learned on Wednesday that junior libero Kiaraliz Perez, junior setter Luanna Emiliano, junior outside hitter Claudia Lupescu and freshman outside hitter Nadine

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CONSTRUCTION ON UTRGV FIELDHOUSE ATRIUM UNDERWAY

New Renderings of Fieldhouse Atrium Released November 17, 2023 Downloadable Renderings RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Friday that

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UTRGV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS NAILBITER AT TEXAS STATE 

November 17, 2023  SAN MARCOS – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s basketball team had the final shot to tie the game but fell 66-63 to the

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UTRGV MEN’S BASKETBALL HANGS TOUGH AT OKLAHOMA

UTRGV MEN’S BASKETBALL HANGS TOUGH AT OKLAHOMA November 17, 2023 NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s basketball team held multiple leads and was still within three possessions

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Birding Festival is here, read for details

One of the biggest (if not the biggest, certainly in the top 3) birding festivals in the country is in our own backyard.  The 30th Annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

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Applications Open for Texas Game Warden, State Park Police Cadet Class 

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has opened applications for the 67th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police Cadet class, aimed at those interested in joining the next generation

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UTRGV MEN’S SOCCER FALLS AT CBU

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s soccer team battled with the California Baptist University (CBU) Lancers but fell 3-0 on Thursday at CBU Soccer

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VOLLEYBALL EARNS THIRD CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE SWEEP WITH WIN AT SEATTLE U

SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros volleyball team picked up a 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-14) win over the Seattle U Redhawks Thursday at the Redhawk

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HOW OLD IS TOO OLD?

By: Magdaleno Leno Rose-Avila Lets back up for a moment. When I was in my late thirties I had decided that people 50 or older were too old to govern

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