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Tag: Rio Grande

Health & Science

Texas Hospitals Head Towards Full Capacity Due To COVID-19 Uptick

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on July 16, 2020 · Hospitals in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley are struggling to keep up with the constant and growing flow of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Tags austin Coronavirus COVID-19 dallas Rio Grande Rio Grande Valley Ron Nirenberg san antonio Texas Medical Center

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After Shooting, El Paso Could Lose An Estimated $11 Million In Retail Sales

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 9, 2019 · An expert says El Paso’s economy as a whole can absorb the hit, but it’ll be a hard blow for retailers that depend on back-to-school and holiday shopping for their strongest sales.

Tags Ciudad Juárez El Paso mexicans Rio Grande shooting texas

Immigration

A Father And Daughter Who Drowned At The Border Put Attention On Immigration

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on June 26, 2019 · Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez was trying to bring his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, to safety and a new life in the U.S.

Tags el salvador immigration matamoros mexico Rio Grande U.S.

Immigration

Border Patrol Finds Three Children, One Woman Dead At South Texas Border

Troy Closson, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 24, 2019 · The four bodies were found southeast of Anzalduas Park in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south of McAllen.

Tags border patrol fbi Hidalgo County McAllen mission Rio Grande texas

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Facebook Invests In Renewables With Texas Solar Project

RUSSELL CONTRERAS, AP

Posted on June 11, 2019 · The Prospero Solar project just north of Odessa will have a capacity of 379 megawatts. That's enough to power around 72,000 homes based on the national average.

Tags facebook Longroad Energy Mark Zuckerberg New MExico New York City Odessa Renewable Energy Rio Grande texas

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Border Wall To Cut Through Texas Wildlife Refuge; Worried Congressmen Want Details

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on August 7, 2017 · Federal officials have told landowners and local officials that they plan to build on about 3 miles of the river levee that runs through the Santa Ana National Refuge in Hidalgo County.

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