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Studies: Zuckerberg-backed nonprofit favored blue counties with election-boosting grants

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 7, 2021

Brooks County received $92,225 from the Center for Tech and Civil Life (CTCL), a portion of the approximately $36.4 million in grants the Mark Zuckerberg-backed nonprofit gave Texas counties to fund things such as mail-in ballots and drive-through voting.

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Rio Grande Valley IDEA Public Schools receive top marks

By Benjamin Kibbey | Dec 10, 2020

Rankings recently put out by the Houston-based nonprofit Children At Risk placed several IDEA Public Schools network schools in the top 10 for the Rio Grande Valley.

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Latest round of SBA grants adds $163,450 to Brownsville recovery

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 14, 2020

The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation Board of Directors recently approved $163,450 in relief grant funding, adding to the first round of StartUp Texas COVID-19 Relief Grant Fund grants and bringing the total relief the community has received from the fund to over $300,000.

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As Texas begins to reopen its economy, communities are still impacted by the border shutdown

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 3, 2020

As communities along the U.S.-Mexico border struggle with the extension of the border closure, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said the restrictions are hitting both businesses and families hard.

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Coronavirus shutdown prompts UT-Rio Grande Valley to raise income threshold for free tuition

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 15, 2020

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is now offering free tuition to students from households with an income less than $95,000.

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Editorial board urges Texas to explore energy opportunities beyond oil and gas

By Benjamin Kibbey | Mar 11, 2020

McALLEN, Texas – The editorial board at The Monitor is calling for Texas to take a closer look at “green” energy, even with the state’s close historical connections to the oil and gas industry.