Valley Interfaith marks 12 years with crowd and vows support
Thousands joined Valley Interfaith in Edinburg to celebrate 12 years of service and pledge more funding. Spearheaded by officials including Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rep E de la Garza, the event highlighted gains in colonias reform, with proposals for $250 million water sewer bonds and $196 million in state funds to reach 137000 residents.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas
E. “Kika” de la Garza
Raymundo Pesha
Brownsville
Hutchison
Valley
Peria
Valley Interfaith
Colonias
Victim rescues himself after drive by shooting in Cameron Park
A 26 year old man, Jorge Blanco, shot in the left chest at the corner of Florencia and Eduardo Streets, drove his silver Mustang to Columbia Valley Regional Hospital and admitted himself. Security staff called 911. Blanco listed in stable condition. Police, sheriff investigate. car headlight damaged. Two men, Ignacio Herrera and a juvenile, arrested. a third suspect at large. Motive unknown.
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Diana L. Zarate
Cameron Park
Florencia and
Eduardo
Jorge Blanco
Columbia Valley Regional Hospital
Omar Salazar
Blanco
House
Sheriffs Department
Ignacio Herrera
Mostly cloudy skies forecast for colder week
The weather section notes mostly cloudy skies will continue this week with colder temperatures ahead. No additional details on locations or dates are provided in the readable text.
Folkways draw on border magic and commerce in Weslaco
In Weslaco a crowd of yerberia shops blends folk healing and superstition with modern marketing. Owners like Roy Yanez claim brujo powers while others sell healing remedies and magical candles. The trend links Catholic and African influences and has turned Yerberias into notable border businesses with drive through windows and mail catalogs.
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Yerberias
Yanez
Headaches in Children Highlight Causes and Treatments
Dr Le onardo Garcia Mendez notes by age seven 40 percent and by age fifteen 75 percent of children have headaches. The article discusses causes such as fever infections low blood sugar and brain activity. It advises parental medical consultation and outlines caffeine Tylenol Motrin and aspirin roles and risks.
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Garcia- Mendez
Carlos Solis
R.ph
C.S. Pharmacy Services
McAllen
Solis
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Edinburg
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
University of Texas-Pan American
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Viva Valley Interfaith
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Rimnina Randlig
Weslaco
Yerberia Yanez
Roy Yanez
The
Mexico
Alamo
Mike Barrientos
Yerberia
Reddiss
Hans Tal
Ricardo and
Paula Reynoso
Alvaro Rodriguez
Leonardo Garcia-Mendez
Garcia-Mendez
Arline Covey
Covey
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