Gonzales plans to use campaigning experience in new UTPA position

May 18, 2012 - (0) comments

State representative Veronica Gonzales will meet with the govorner’s office today to submit her letter of resignation in order to take over the position of vice president for university advancement at UTPA July 2. Gonzales, who has represented state District […]

Mother’s Day serenade

May 17, 2012 - 1 Comment

By Adrian Castillo Soprano vocalist Avigai Gonzalez, a UTPA graduate and current Texas State University-San Marcos student, performed alongside pianist Jesus Willie Morales on May 13 at the Museum of South Texas History. Gonzalez and Morales performed classical music for […]

Student mother leans on UTPA staff during child’s recovery

May 16, 2012 - (0) comments

By Lea Victoria Juarez Two-year-old Leina Viveros sits in a wheelchair, covered in hard plaster from her hips down to her legs, immobilized and unable walk or play like she used to. Her body is forced to remain in a […]

‘It’s an honor to graduate’

May 15, 2012 - 5 Comments

Esmeralda Perez is two graduations down with one to go. And they just keep getting better. The Pharr native is the second in her family to graduate from high school and the first from college with a bachelor’s degree in […]