The new Rudy Acosta Student Pavilion will be used as an outdoor space for celebrations, dances, meetings, concerts and a ...

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The pavilion underwent a new design and will continue working as an outdoor space for Early College High School students ...

Not an expert on Caribbean food? Don't beat yourself up — the region has 26 countries, half a dozen official languages and ...

Rudy was born Nov. 25, 1964 in Presidio, but he was raised in Odessa. Orphaned at an early age, and afflicted with Werdnig-Hoffman's disease, a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy, Acosta ...