By Mark Collette

Rio Grande Valley officials reacted largely with gratitude to the Wednesday news that Texas leaders directed the state Department of Public Safety to help U.S. Border Patrol at unspecified points on the state’s border with Mexico. 

The overcrowding at immigrant detention facilities has everybody's attention nowadays. State Representative Terry Canales of Edinburg's 40th District took a tour of one. He later went on Facebook saying he broke down in tears afterward. 

Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg wants legislative public hearings in Edinburg to help South Texas benefit from landmark Mexican energy reforms that could help transform the South Texas economy.

By KVEO

June 9, 2014 at 8:11am

ELSA, TX — A $1.3 million state loan that was recently approved will provide the City of Elsa with an additional source of water for its citizens, an action that will continue improving the economic development and quality of life of the community, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and Elsa Mayor Al Pérez have announced.

by Jacob Fischler | The Monitor

Posted: Monday, June 3, 2014 11:15pm

Apparently spurned by South Texas College, elected officials in the Delta have targeted the Texas State Technical College system in their quest to replace the defunct Mercado Delta with an educational facility.

By Diana Grace 

May 28, 2014 9:56am

Representative Canales attends inaugural opening of third Walmart in Edinburg.   

by Jacob Fischler | The Monitor

Posted: Friday, May 16, 2014 10:02pm

EDINBURG — Students, staff and faculty packed into a University of Texas-Pan American building Friday to pick the brain of an expert linguist.

But they didn’t come to hear about his research on language.

Guy Bailey visited two universities that will merge next year to become what he called “the first new major university of the 21st century.” The visit was his first since UT System regents named him the sole finalist for the inaugural presidency of that university — UT-Rio Grande Valley.

Terry Canales

April 9, 2014 at 12:01am

The State Board of Education and the Texas Commissioner of Education oversee the public education system in the state. They decide what Texas public school students can be taught.

Wednesday morning, the SBOE, a 15-member elected body, will vote on whether to implement Mexican-American studies as a legitimate course option for every school district in Texas, or continue to ignore the great importance of Mexican-Americans to our state and nation.

By Your Valley Voice

April 2, 2014

A powerful Texas legislative committee that will take a close look at what Texas is doing to convert more seawater and brackish water into new reservoirs of drinking water will include Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, who on Friday, March 28, was appointed to the Joint Interim Committee to Study Water Desalination.