Archive for 2022
Edinburg Council To Drop Tax Rate By 4 Cents
At the Aug. 16th meeting of the Edinburg City Council, the Council reiterated its intentions to reduce the city’s property tax rate from $0.68 to $0.64. However, questions about the wording on the agenda item stymied the council from taking any action. When the item was first brought up, Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. asked whether the…
Read MoreCity Of Edinburg Enters Water Conservation Stage 2
EDINBURG, TX – The City of Edinburg is now entering stage 2 of the water its conservation plan. Residents will be able to continue to use water inside their homes as usual; however, residents may not use water for non-essential purposes. This mandatory compliance is effective August 05, 2022. There will be an enforcement starting with a verbal warning, continuing…
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Wife Defied Property Tax Law For 8 Years By Claiming Two Homestead Exemptions
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, waves to the crowd during the July Fourth parade in McAllen in 2017. Credit: Douglas Young for The Texas Tribune By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, and his wife ran afoul of property tax law for at least eight years as each claimed homestead exemptions on properties…
Read MoreSTC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program boasts a 100% pass rate
Photo above: For 23 years now, graduates of STC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program have maintained a flawless record when taking their national exam. The PTA program also boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates within one year of graduating. South Texas College’s Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program students have done it again – a 100%…
Read MoreSouth Texas Builders Expo Aug 20-21 At Edinburg Conference Center At Renaissance
If you are thinking of purchasing a new home or maybe renovating and don’t know where to get started, come down to the South Texas Builder’s Expo! The highly anticipated expo will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. and Sunday, August 21, 2022, 12 P.M. – 5 P.M. at…
Read MoreAP, Texas Tribune, Other Newsrooms Ask Court To Unseal Henry Cuellar search Warrant
By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune The Texas Tribune and other national and local news organizations on Tuesday asked a federal court to unseal a search warrant used in the January FBI raid of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office. The raid was a remarkable move by the executive branch on a…
Read MorePablo Vegas, A Utility Executive In Ohio, Named ERCOT’s New CEO, To Be Paid $900K+
By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT’s board announced Vegas’ hiring Tuesday. Vegas becomes ERCOT’s first permanent chief executive in 16 months, since former CEO Bill Magness was fired…
Read MoreEdinburg PD Arrests Multiple Suspects, Seize $13K+ Worth of Cocaine
A call about suspicious activity resulted in Edinburg Police arresting four individuals and seizing a 163.91 gram package of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $13,000. On August 17, 2022, at approximately 1:00 am, Edinburg officers were dispatched to the area of Freddy Gonzalez and 28th Street in reference to suspicious activity. Officers arrived at the scene…
Read MoreSouth Texas College Holds First GED Graduation Ceremony
Photo above: STC celebrated the recent graduation of the college’s GED students in a ceremony, the first-of-its-kind for the college. It was a morning to celebrate second chances. South Texas College held a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, August 17 to honor this year’s General Educational Development (GED) program graduates. All students who fulfilled their academic goals…
Read MoreHidalgo County Judge Cortez Signs Disaster Declaration On Drought
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, in his capacity as emergency management director, signed a declaration of a local state of disaster on Thursday because of the ongoing drought. The declaration says that Hidalgo County “has suffered exceptional drought conditions that pose a threat of imminent disaster.” The declaration is effective immediately but only…
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