EDINBURG, Texas - Ruben Cortez is vice president of the Texas Association of Education Service Centers. In a recent interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Cortez spoke about a larger than average drop off in school attendance by students living in heavily Hispanic areas. Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor. Here is the interview. Go to www...
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EDINBURG, Texas - Ruben Cortez is vice president of the Texas Association of Education Service Centers. In a recent interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Cortez spoke about a larger than average drop off in school attendance by students living in heavily Hispanic areas. Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor. Here is the interview. Go to www...
Everything that was said at the Richmond Hills Drainage Project ribbon-cutting ceremony
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast
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1 week ago
Everything that was said at the Richmond Hills Drainage Project ribbon-cutting ceremony
PRIMERA, Texas - The City of Primera recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Richmond Hills Drainage Project. Cameron County Drainage District No. 5 played a key role in the project. CCDD5 provided a timeline of the events: Developer Julio Carranza required CCDD5 to use five acres on his property for drainage purposes. CCDD5 then partnered with La Feria Irrigation District to carry out the excavation work. The City of Primera then secured an ARPA grant from Cameron County to fund drai...
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast
EDINBURG, Texas - Ruben Cortez is vice president of the Texas Association of Education Service Centers. In a recent interview with the Rio Grande Guardian, Cortez spoke about a larger than average drop off in school attendance by students living in heavily Hispanic areas. Cortez was reticent about blaming the reduction on raids by ICE. However, leaders within La Joya ISD, Sharyland ISD, Brownsville ISD and McAllen ISD have all spoken about this being a factor. Here is the interview. Go to www...
