WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) tannounced he helped to secure $920,367,000 in federal funds as part of the American Rescue Plan for Rio Grande Valley Title I schools in the 15th District of Texas.
PHARR - Eighth grade students currently attending Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA) middle schools and others from across the Rio Grande Valley joined PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School’s 6th Annual STEM Camp virtually on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the public’s access to information must be at the forefront of the Legislature’s actions. Information allows citizens to watch over their government, to speak out and to ask questions.
For the fourth year in a row, the City of McAllen was not only the winner for its size category in the 2021 IT’S TIME TEXAS (ITT) Community Challenge, which ended February 29, but also, the top point getter in the entire state of Texas three years running now, as well. More than 3,577 members of the McAllen community participated, earning over five million points during the challenge – 5,001,600 to be exact – more than any other city in Texas by over 2.8 million points. McAllen residents submitted over 27,401 health activities they participated in over the eight-week challenge, including hosting 24 virtual/social distanced events and taking 124 health pledges. They also collected 20,373 virtual high fives.
By Victor Perez Executive Director Pharr EDC
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