Winter Garden Today

Northeast Lakeview College will be closed until 2 pm on Tuesday, January 12 for an all-college meeting.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY: Taking the Guesswork out of Equine Lameness Detection

Lameness is the most common ailment that horses suffer. In fact, lameness is estimated to cost U.S. horse owners more than $1 billion every year.

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: Breastfeeding Class to be held on Jan. 13

Our 90-minute Breastfeeding Online Class provides you with the basic information you need to know to successfully breastfeed your baby.

EAGLE PASS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: EPISD Board of Trustees Navigate Us Towards Success

January is Board Appreciation Month!

ALAMO COLLEGES: Virtual Countdown to College to be held on Jan. 11

Virtual Countdown to College

MAVERICK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT: MCHD Inoculates Medical Care Professionals With COVID-19 Vaccine

9 months after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Maverick County, health officials inoculated the very first person with the vaccine.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY: $120 million in federal funding approved for new veterans hospital in Tulsa

First announced in February 2020 as part of the Fiscal Year 2021 President’s Budget submitted to Congress, the $120 million federal appropriation to build a new veterans hospital in Tulsa was approved by Congress on Dec. 21 and signed into law by President Trump yesterday.

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION: Congress Makes Significant Strides to Support Communities, Enhance Pipeline Safety

America’s natural gas utilities are pleased to see important energy provisions, community protections and the reauthorization of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) included in fiscal stimulus and government funding legislation passed by Congress.

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: COVID-19 vaccines have arrived

Doses of the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna are being administered around the world. Both have been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

MAVERICK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT: Ryan White Program Collaborates With The United States Border Patrol’s Eagle Pass Stations

Each year, the United States Border Patrol Stations select programs with children in need so that agents can assist those children with Christmas gifts through the Angel Tree Program.

ALAMO COLLEGES: Board Adds Three New Trustees, Certifies Results of Runoff Election

At a special meeting on December 17, 2020, the Alamo Colleges District canvassed the votes cast in the district’s runoff elections for trustee district’s 4 and 9 and declared the winners to be Dr. Lorena “Lorraine” Pulido in District 4 and Leslie Sachanowicz in District 9.

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: A family shares this safety message as fireworks sales begin Sunday

On January 1, 2019, 13-year old Aidan Arriaga decided to take the 70-sparkler challenge. It was something he saw promoted online.

SOUTH WEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE: Law enforcement cadets awarded scholarships by American Legion and First State Bank of Uvalde

SWTJC law enforcement academy cadets Mathew Christian, Christina Salazar, Daniel Ruiz, and Angel Cisneros were awarded a $250 scholarship by the Uvalde American Legion Post #26 for their military service.

SUL ROSS UNIVERSITY: Museum of the Big Bend Receives $750,000 Grant As NEH Announces $33 Million for 213 Humanities Projects Nationwide

The Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University closes out the year on a high note after learning of receiving a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

ALAMO COLLEGES: Robust Support Helps Students Meet COVID-19 Challenges

Yvette Tejeda was completing her freshman year this past spring at Northeast Lakeview College, one of the Alamo Colleges, when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

ALAMO COLLEGES: New Work-Study Program Benefits Students, Local Employers

Beginning in January 2021, local employers can hire Alamo Colleges’ work-study students and have their wages partially paid by the district.

EAGLE PASS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: What Chrismtas Means to EPISD

Christmas means different things to different people, and here at EPISD that's no different!

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY: FAPC impacts food industry during a year of uncertainty

The year 2020 has been one of uncertainty, and there is no doubt the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the food industry. From temporarily closing of manufacturing plants to food product shortages, changes have been seen on a global scale.

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION: American Gas Foundation Energy Resilience Study Webinar

The American Gas Foundation will be publishing a report from a study in January 2021 that examines our nation’s energy system and its ability to prevent, withstand, adapt to, and quickly recover from damage or operational disruption.

ALAMO COLLEGES: 13th Annual Fabulous GED Brunch Raises Funds For Student Emergency Aid