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...
Luis Bazan gives his August 2025 Bridge Crossings Report
Rio Grande Guardian's Podcast
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1 month ago
Luis Bazan gives his August 2025 Bridge Crossings Report
PHARR, Texas - The wild fluctuations in bridge crossing numbers have made it hard to analyze longterm trends, says Pharr International Bridge Director Luis Bazan. In his most recent report to the Pharr Bridge Board, Bazan said he will likely not have a clear picture of how things are going until the second quarter next year. The fluctuations have been caused in part by changes in U.S. tariff policy. “You can see a lot of the ebbs and flows and a lot of the peaks and valleys that we've bee...
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...
