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Over 115 adult students earn their high school diploma through PSJA CCTA

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 5:35am

PHARR – A record-breaking 117 adult students from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District’s (PSJA ISD) College, Career & Technology Academy (CCTA) graduated on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The ceremony took place at the PSJA Southwest Early College High School Auditorium. The graduates more than doubled last year’s graduating class, highlighting the impact of the district’s second-chance education program.

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Robles, Saenz and Chavez announce candidacy for PSJA ISD Board of Trustees

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 5:35am

Lifelong educator and current Trustee, Place 2, Romeo Robles, filed to keep his seat on the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees earlier this month. Robles was appointed in March 2026 to fill the unexpired term of former Trustee Diana Serna upon her resignation.

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P.J. HERNANDEZ/ Advance News Journal Above: Crew members work to repair the damage of the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Monday. Left: The scene of the car crash that occurred Sunday at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg (City of Edinburg

A scene of the car crash that occurred Sunday at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg. City of Edinburg Photo

Courthouse crash: Suspected drunk driver collides into building in Edinburg

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 5:35am

EDINBURG — There was a bit of a wake-up call late in the night Sunday as local police and fire departments responded to a single-vehicle collision at the Hidalgo County Courthouse at 11:35 p.m.

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What’s the word around the state?

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 5:35am

Here are the latest headlines around the state.

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An aerial view of Canal Street in Houston, looking west, on July 12. Center right, opposite the strip mall, is a memorial to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent on July 7. JON SHAPLEY/ The Texas Tribune

Brother of migrant shot by ICE agent in Houston released from detention

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 5:35am

The third eyewitness to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston by an immigration officer last month has been released from federal detention.