Special to the Advance AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 7.6 percent more than in January 2022.
The Region One Education Service Center is the recipient of a $5.9 million five-year grant focused on increasing school counseling capacity in mental health, and social and emotional learning, as well as building a robust talent pool in the region of Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Social Workers.
— The Region One Education Service Center (ESC) Pathways Aligned to Health Science (PATHS) project introduced Lyford CISD High School students to careers in health science Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.
— In response to pandemic-related stress, The Region One Education Service Center (ESC) GEAR UP: Pathways to the Future! Project held the Educator Mental Health Conference Thursday, Jan. 12 to promote mental health and self-care among over 150 GEAR UP campus teachers, counselors, social workers and administrators.
Sad and tragic still. How else to describe the heart attack that caused the death of McAllen City Commissioner Scott Crane, 50, back in December 2014 after he fell ill during his attempt to run the city’s 26.2-mile marathon. Renamed in his honor the following year, the Scott Crane Run, it’s time once again, Jan. 21, to both run and remember the man after whom the Boston-qualifier is named. This year, in fact, is the run’s 10-year anniversary.
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