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14/05/2021

The Latest Vaccine News, The Current State of the RGV Citrus Industry and News To Know - https://mailchi.mp/fronterafreepress/the-current-state-of-the-rgv-citrus-industry

26/04/2021

This past Saturday, Frontera Free Press was honored to be included in a virtual journalism training for the RGV community hosted by Trucha RGV, Texas Observer and Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network.

It was amazing to see the great turnout and FFP is proud to be a part of a community committed to providing quality journalism to the area.

If you didn't get a chance to attend, check out some of the valuable resources the meeting covered by exploring the link below.

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08/03/2021

Frontera Free Press co-founder, Pete Ramirez, receiving the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

“The last year has been so hard on all of us,” Ramirez said. “I’m happy and grateful to have received one of these modern-day miracles of medicine.”

The U.S. is now averaging more than 2 million vaccinations per day and 18% of Americans have received at least one dose.

Experts say we need to reach 70-80% vaccination in the population to hit herd immunity.

Protect yourself, your family and your community. Sign up to receive your vaccine as soon as you can!

05/03/2021

“Take what you need, leave what you can,” said Mykayla Schultz, 10, who, along with her sister Musette, 11, created the first registered Little Free Pantry in the Rio Grande Valley.
Last summer, the long-time Girl Scouts began stocking a cabinet-sized pantry their father helped them build that is posted along the curb of their home.
“It almost looks like a birdhouse, but it’s a pantry for food,” said Mykayla.
Their pantry, dubbed Schultz Shenanigans, is free to the public and is located at 9801 Las Palmas Dr., McAllen, TX 78504.
The Schultz’s have joined an effort that has spread across the country, where good Samaritans create community-run pantries to help their neighbors in need.

If you want to read the full story, click the link in the bio and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter!

03/03/2021

Sixth Edition Newsletter - Latest COVID-19 and vaccination info, Two Girl Scouts Making a Difference, and Stories You Shouldn't Miss
https://mailchi.mp/fronterafreepress/sixth-edition-newsletter

02/03/2021

RGV Spotlight

If you haven’t heard of Futuro Conjunto yet then check out the latest episode of Latino USA which just dropped today. Congrats on the success!
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01/03/2021

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People 16 years of age and older with at least one chronic medical condition that puts
them at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19, such as but not limited to:

• Cancer
• Chronic kidney disease
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
• Solid organ transplantation
• Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
• Pregnancy
• Sickle cell disease
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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01/03/2021

In honor of Black History Month, we take a look at the connection of the Underground Railroad and two mixed race couples who settled along the Rio Grande River in the 1850s.

The Jackson and the Webbers were antislavery advocates who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom in Mexico.

To learn more, swipe right.

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16/02/2021

COVID-19 Update, Conversation with Rep. Terry Canales, and Stories You Can’t Miss!

To read our 5th edition newsletter follow the link below:

https://mailchi.mp/fronterafreepress/fifth-edition-newsletter

04/02/2021

The Pharr Police Department, led by Chief Andy Harvey, is the first department in the Rio Grande Valley to reform its approach toward possession of ma*****na offenses and also establish a Mental Health Task Force.

“It just takes someone to kind of lead the way, you know?” Harvey said.

The new ma*****na policy, known as cite and release, was rolled out by Chief Harvey in November 2020 with the help of District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez and Municipal Judge Rodolfo Martinez.

The DA also partnered with the police department and Tropical Behavioral Health Center to create the Mental Health Task Force, which was announced in December 2020.

The task force is made up of 20 officers who are trained to interact with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.

According to Harvey, these changes will help his officers build community trust, avoid wasting resources on low-level drug offenses, and hopefully, decrease encounters that require the use of force.

“We should be policing in a way that is progressive,” Harvey said.

Read more here:

https://mailchi.mp/66c84a0a4c5c/fourth-edition-newsletter?fbclid=IwAR09SvFKl2YF6lMn27r6Jqf8z-U9nsQoVtN9FJMk8sUbpHeHkl62NPITMEA

01/02/2021

Look out for our social media posts featuring Black History throughout the month!

29/01/2021

It's that time again! Come read our Fourth Edition Newsletter - Latest COVID-19 Numbers and Information, Pharr PD's Progressive Policies & What We're Watching

https://mailchi.mp/66c84a0a4c5c/fourth-edition-newsletter

27/01/2021

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21/01/2021

In A Historic Milestone for RGV, State Recognizes Judge’s Juvenile Drug and Girl’s Mental Health Courts. Read the full story here:

https://mailchi.mp/ea26c6c90baa/ffp3rdedition

18/01/2021

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we honor one of America’s finest civil rights leaders.

If you want to help The King Center, which is led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s daughter, Dr. Bernice King, follow the link below:and if you’re able to, donate to their organization.

https://www.facebook.com/91899228932/

If you are celebrating with a Day of Service, click the link in the comments below for some tips on how you can serve your community and still adhere to COVID-19 precautions.

16/01/2021

Our 3rd edition just hit your inboxes. We give a COVID-19 Update, have a discussion with Judge Betancourt, talk about what we’re reading, and we preview our next edition.

Here are some takeaways from the COVID-19 Update:

17% of all administered tests in Hidalgo County have been positive. While according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state's positivity rate is 11.94%.
Cities with the highest percentage of the population infected (in descending order):
1. Donna - 20.50%
2. Mercedes - 13.27%
3. Alamo - 12.25%
4. Mission - 12.05%
5. Weslaco - 11.78%
As of January 14, 2021, 395 people are hospitalized. This is the highest number of hospitalizations since late August when the county was coming down from the first wave.
Women are contracting the Coronavirus at a higher rate in the county with 53.7% of all cases found.

16/01/2021

3rd Edition Newsletter. End your day with Frontera Free Press. - https://mailchi.mp/ea26c6c90baa/ffp3rdedition

07/01/2021

The internet and social media have enabled the world to access unlimited information delivered to the palms of our hands within seconds via our mobile devices. But this digital Pandora’s box has led to widespread misinformation and disinformation.

As President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim victory in November’s presidential election and we witness the long-awaited rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, disinformation is at an all-time high.

According to a recent report by Axios, NewsGuard Technologies, a service that uses trained journalists to rate thousands of news websites, has found that unreliable news websites have seen a significant increase in engagement on social media this year.

Now, more than ever, political science experts say it is essential that we better understand the content we’re interacting with on social media so we can reliably know what is true and what is not. The term “fake news” gets thrown around carelessly and, although it can correctly be used to describe both disinformation and misinformation, it doesn’t help us distinguish between the two.

To read the rest of this story, click the link below.

https://mailchi.mp/821c1c40aa8e/ffp2ndedition

06/01/2021

The Rio Grande Valley has begun to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and we interviewed a handful of healthcare professionals who received a vaccination during this first wave.

Of the eight people surveyed, three received the Moderna vaccine and five received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The majority of people in our sampling were in their 30s and one was in his mid-60s. All but two live and work in the Rio Grande Valley and those two are Valley natives who have transplanted to other parts of the country.

To read more of this story click the link below!

https://mailchi.mp/821c1c40aa8e/ffp2ndedition

05/01/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a recession across the nation’s economic sectors which has left countless Americans without a source of income. High unemployment rates along with long-delayed government action in response to this public health emergency have caused millions of people to become food insecure.

The Rio Grande Valley is no exception to the wave of hunger that has swept the nation and has seen its share of the long lines of cars waiting for boxes of food at pop-up distribution locations.

For many residents of the Valley, the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley has been their salvation. However, according to a recent report from The Texas Tribune, due to projected revenue shortfalls, Governor Greg Abbott has directed specific state agencies to prepare a 5% cut in spending which threatens to leave food banks across the state with a shortage of food in the next three months.

To read how the Food Bank of the RGV is responding, click the link below:

https://mailchi.mp/821c1c40aa8e/ffp2ndedition

01/01/2021

2nd Edition Newsletter - Happy New Year! - https://mailchi.mp/821c1c40aa8e/ffp2ndedition

25/12/2020

Merry Christmas from Frontera Free Press 🎅🏽🎄

26/11/2020

We’re thankful for all of our readers and supporters. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

15/11/2020

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11/11/2020

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09/11/2020

Good evening my friends!

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09/11/2020