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Med school within reach
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasA consolidated state university and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley is on the verge of reality as lawmakers reached a compromise that is poised for legislative approval. The compromise was reached late Thursday and passed unanimously on second...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Eddie Jr Lucio, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Murder case probed in ex-DA trial
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasWitnesses testified Friday that former Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos suggested that the husband of a murdered woman file a civil wrongful death lawsuit and also recommended his ex-law partner Eduardo "Eddie" Lucio for the job....Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trials, Court Preliminary
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FYI Book Club selects Domingo Martinez's memoir, "The Boy Kings of Texas," a National Book Award finalist.
The Kansas City StarWriter Domingo Martinez grew up in a big, border-town family in Texas, but his memoir hardly reads like a Latino version of life on Walton's Mountain with John and Olivia's brood. Way rougher and more uncomfortable than that. In "The Boy Kings of...Tags: Graduation, Lifestyle and Leisure, JC Penney Company Inc., High Schools, Gloria Vanderbilt
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Omar Guerrero's family sues sheriff, justice of the peace
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasIllegal searches and excessive bonds are some of the allegations made by family members in the latest chapter of what's becoming the Omar Guerrero saga, Part II. Attorney Richard Zayas filed a lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in Brownsville on...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Mexico
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Negotiations built last-minute compromise on med school
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasStanding together as an entire delegation, the Rio Grande Valley's House members pushed through a compromise Friday that would finally establish the region's long sought medical school and a super university. The House voted unanimously to adopt a...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice, Education, Rick Perry
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RGV delegates reach compromise on med school
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasThe Rio Grande Valley's delegation reached a compromise late Thursday on legislation that would create a regional medical school and university, likely ending a dispute over location that threatened to derail the concept. Every House and Senate member...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Education, Eddie Jr Lucio, Rick Perry
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Amended bill would divide med school among counties
The Brownsville Herald, TexasThe amended version of a bill that creates a new combined university and establishes a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley passed its third reading in the Senate on Thursday. The amendment to House Bill 1000, added by Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-...Tags: Education, Eddie Jr Lucio, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Los Fresnos firefighters fight blaze at tourist shop
The Brownsville Herald, TexasA fire that erupted at Bobz World on Highway 100 Thursday afternoon might have been started by some type of electrical problem, authorities said. Los Fresnos City Manager Mark Milum said a preliminary investigation indicates the blaze was an...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Fires
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Bomb victim pleads not guilty to drug charges
The Brownsville Herald, TexasThe victim of a January bombing awkwardly scratched his legs and torso with gloved, cuffed hands as he pleaded not guilty Thursday to drug smuggling charges. Jesus Mauricio Juarez Jr., 26, appeared Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Ronald Morgan...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Mexico
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Resident scares off burglar
The Brownsville Herald, TexasBrownsville police say a burglar thought he was breaking into an empty home Monday but fled after the resident emerged from the bathroom. The victim was able to see a man leave and drive away in a late-model Jeep Liberty, and that led to an arrest of... -
Community calendar - May 17-24
Friday, May 17 Sunrise Rotary meets at Academy Theater Banquet & Conference Center, 58 E. Washington St., 7:30 a.m. Lap sit for ages birth to 18 months, Boonsboro Free Library, 11 a.m. Story and craft time for ages 3 to 5 years, Smithsburg Library, 11...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Methodist, American Legion, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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2 held for trial in child sex-assault investigation
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Two people accused of sexually assaulting two children in Fayette County were held for trial on Wednesday following preliminary hearings, while a third suspect waived his right to a hearing in exchange for a tentative plea bargain. South Union...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Sex Crimes, Trials
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