Added by Shaine Mata on July 22, 2009 at 2:44pm —
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Added by Shaine Mata on July 18, 2009 at 7:43pm —
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Converge Entertainment, LLC (of Los Angeles) is seeking production assistants for their current documentary "AMERICAN ORANGE," currently shooting in the Mission area.
"AMERICAN ORANGE" is an investigative chronicle into the toxic poisoning of four generations of Latinos in the citrus producing town of Mission, Texas. Here, over 30 chemical companies produced "the most dangerous chemicals" in the world, in addition to Agent Orange.
www.americanorange.com
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Added by Shaine Mata on July 2, 2009 at 11:31am —
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Casting Call
Commercial
Casa Petrides
735 W. Dove
McAllen, TX 78504
(behind Walgreens) on July 7th from 6pm to 8pm…the two principals will be paid but will be also be needing extras (non-paid)
Looking for:
1 attractive female age 25 to 35, visible tattoos in arm and/or neck area would be cool but if you don't have tattoos it is ok
1 attractive male age 25 to 45, graying hair would be cool but not a requirement…
Extras: attractive males & Females age 21 to 30 for nightclub velvet rope sc…
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Added by Shaine Mata on July 2, 2009 at 11:31am —
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Screenings of "THE WALL."
A controversial new documentary about the border fence.
July 17th at 8:00 PM at El Cine De Rey in McAllen and Saturday July 18th at 8:00pm at the Guadalupe Theatre in San Antonio.
Tickets are $5. Q&A and reception follow.
Screening Details and information can be found at thewalldocumentary.com or cineelrey.com.
In 2006, Congress passed The Secure Fence Act calling for the construction of over 700 miles of fence along the US/Mexico border. Fueled by the War on Dr…
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Added by Shaine Mata on July 2, 2009 at 11:29am —
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SAG feature film, Epic, is putting out a call for resumes and headshots. Shooting is scheduled for the fall of 2009 in the McAllen area.
Talent should email submissions to epicmotionpicture@gmail.com. A breakdown of parts is attached. The auditions will be scheduled after all of the submissions have been received.
Please also copy me at this email with resumes and headshots and we will use them to build our online library of local talent.
Please forward to anyone who may be interested.
Please em…
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Added by Shaine Mata on July 2, 2009 at 11:28am —
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Our leaders are preparing themselves for a new campaign season. There will be fundraisers, parties, and all manner of events where elected officials and their challengers will seek your support. I urge you to go to these events and find out more about your leaders. Ask them questions. Find out what makes them tick. It is important that your vote be an informed one.
Find out who our leaders are. Vote according to what you learn.
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Added by Shaine Mata on June 29, 2009 at 11:01pm —
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Added by Shaine Mata on June 4, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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South Texas College introduced its Bachelors of Applied Technology Program in 2005 and since that time, has celebrated the graduation of three classes of graduates. At its spring 2009 commencement ceremonies, the college granted bachelor’s degrees to its third cohort consisting of 85 graduates, more than doubling the number of graduates from spring 2008.
“Every year, I look forward to seeing these students walk across our stage at commencement because they are the business and technology lead…
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Added by Shaine Mata on May 30, 2009 at 10:12am —
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Mission High School inducted a number of new members in the National Honor Society this
spring. During the induction ceremony, graduating seniors were given their NHS stoles that will
be worn during commencement ceremonies.
Seniors receiving their stoles were:Yvonne Marquez, Ayla Ortiz, Jacob Jimenez, Alyssa
Perez, Erika Balderas, Jacob Alaniz, Jacklyn Barrera, Alejandra Briones, Raven Calvillo,
Melissa Cantu, Vanessa Cantu, Gerardo Carmona Jr., Jordan Carrier, Aurelia Cortez, Amy
Flores, Mabel…
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Added by Shaine Mata on May 22, 2009 at 11:18pm —
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South Texas College’s Board of Trustees is making it more affordable than…
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Added by Shaine Mata on May 22, 2009 at 10:50pm —
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Bill Extends CHIP Coverage to More Working Families
AUSTIN--- Rep. Veronica Gonzales (D-McAllen) praised the Texas House of Representatives' approval of House Bill 2962, which extends the Texas Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) to more working Texas families.
HB 2962 by Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) allows families who earn 300 percent of the federal poverty level to buy into the CHIP program. The bill is expected to extend coverage to an additional 80,000 children by permitting a…
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Added by Shaine Mata on May 15, 2009 at 10:45am —
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We are looking for EXTRAS to be in 4 television commercials for South Texas.
The following are NOT PRINCIPAL ROLES, but MANY ROLES will have LOTS OF SCREEN TIME.
SHOOT DATES: MAY 21-22-23-24 2009.*
*if cast, you will work one of these dates.
PAY: $150/Extra
PRODUCT: Local Television Commercial for South Texas Region
AUDITION TIME AND DATE:
SATURDAY MAY 16, 2009 1PM-6PM
Location:
McAllen Chamber of Commerce
1200 Ash Ave.
McAllen, Texas 78501
(956) 682-2871
Headshot and Resume not required.
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Added by Shaine Mata on May 15, 2009 at 10:44am —
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Greetings,
Tuesday, May 5th is National Teacher Day. Once again this year, Mission CISD will be using that date to hold its annual Teacher of the Year Luncheon. This luncheon not only honors each of our campus Teachers of the Year, but we also announce who are two District Teachers of the Year are. The luncheon will be held at noon at Mario’s Conference and Banquet Center which is located on Hwy 495 just east of Stewart Rd. If you plan on covering this event, please let me know.
Craig Verley
D…
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Added by Shaine Mata on May 5, 2009 at 10:51am —
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AUSTIN-- Rep. Veronica Gonzales (D-McAllen) advises border residents to take proactive health measures to prevent contacting or spreading swine flu, as state officials monitor the outbreak. Swine flu has already killed more than 100 people in Mexico.
"My office has been in contact with local and state health and emergency management officials and we are proactively monitoring the developments regarding swine flu. I encourage residents to take extra caution to guard their health and prevent the…
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Added by Shaine Mata on April 28, 2009 at 12:07pm —
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A student has turned two lunch periods worth of work into an animation project that earned
him second place in the Texas Media Awards competition. Sergio Villegas completed the stick
figure animation short while an 8th grader at K. White Junior High School. He is now a 9th
grader at Mission High School.
The Texas Media Awards is sponsored by the Texas Library Association.
Villegas’ project competed in the animation competition for grades 6-8. It is about a minute
long and is based on a musical…
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Added by Shaine Mata on April 23, 2009 at 8:10pm —
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House Bill 4586 appropriates monies to aid state institutions of higher education for damages caused by Hurricane Dolly
AUSTIN--State Representative Veronica Gonzales (D-McAllen) co-authored House Bill 6, which was rolled into HB 4586, a bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives to reimburse state agencies for damage from Texas hurricanes. The bill now goes to the Texas Senate where it will be voted on in committee and on the Senate floor.
On July 23, 2008, Hurricane Dolly, a Category…
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Added by Shaine Mata on April 20, 2009 at 10:36pm —
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I have good news. I will be contributing to
Contempo Magazine. Contempo is a monthly publication based in McAllen, Texas. Contempo covers a wide range of topics that affect the Rio Grande Valley and Hispanics. Being a part of both communities, I…
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Added by Shaine Mata on April 17, 2009 at 11:48pm —
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Added by Shaine Mata on April 15, 2009 at 8:03pm —
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Austin-- A bill Representative Veronica Gonzales (D-McAllen) filed to tighten controls on rouge towing companies is one step closer to becoming state law after winning approval from the House Committee on Transportation.
"I appreciate the House Committee on Transportation recognizing the importance of increasing regulation on towing companies who engage in predatory business practices," Gonzales said.
The committee passed House Bill 2571 unanimously, and the bill now heads to the House Calenda…
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Added by Shaine Mata on April 15, 2009 at 1:24pm —
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South Texas College’s Board of Trustees is making it more affordable than… Continue
