Archive for 2022
Edinburg Sales Taxes Continue Strong Growth
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced yesterday the latest distribution of local sales tax allocations for Edinburg for the month of June 2022. The Comptroller’s report indicates Edinburg’s retail sales continue their upward growth. Edinburg’s sales taxes increased by 13.56% for June 2022 compared to June 2021, jumping to $2,9123,559.50 from $2,564,707.63. The year-to-date sales…
Read MoreUTRGV Hosts Summer Camps For All Ages
Photo Above: Campers test their robotic vehicle during the 2019 University Transportation Center for Railway Safety Summer Camp. This year, UTRGV will again offer a variety of camps for elementary to high school students. (UTRGV File Photo by Silver Salas) By Santana Peralez RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – June 8, 2022 – Looking for the…
Read MoreJessica Cisneros, Ruben Ramirez Demand Recounts In Two Close-Call South Texas Runoff Races
Photo above: Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Cisneros speaks at a “Meet the Candidates” event hosted by the Webb County Democratic Party in Laredo on Feb. 16, 2022. Credit: Lauren Witte/The Texas Tribune By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune, June 6, 2022 Progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros announced Monday she will request a recount in the hard-fought…
Read MoreEmbargo
Even with challenges such as shortages of workers and supplies and unfavorable federal policy directions, the surge has been impressive. The Permian Basin will set a production record topping 5.2 million barrels per day in June, even with operating rigs still running well below pre-pandemic levels. — Perryman Dr. M. Ray Perryman The European Union…
Read MoreEdinburg PD Capture Man Said To Threaten People At Municipal Park
MAN RUNS FROM POLICE AT CITY PARK, CHARGED WITH EVADING ARRESTOn Sunday, June 5, 2022 around 7:00 pm Edinburg police responded to Edinburg Municipal Park, located at 714 S Raul Longoria Road, after receiving several calls that there was a man threatening people with a gun. Officers arrived at the scene and spotted a man who…
Read MoreEdinburg PD Sends Second Group to Uvalde
As Texas peace officers, we continue our commitment to serving, protecting, and assisting local communities in need. Last week, a group of Edinburg Police officers returned home after nearly a week in Uvalde, Texas. This morning, Sgt. Rodriguez and four additional police officers are heading back to the mourning community of Uvalde to lend a…
Read MoreEdinburg Population Hits 102,483
Recent Census Bureau Data Shows Edinburg Continues To Be the Fastest Growing City In the Rio Grande Valley According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Edinburg’s population has grown to 102,483 residents as of July 2021. In just one year, Edinburg saw a 2.4 percent population increase and grew by 2,444…
Read MorePrecinct 4 Announces Road Closure On Tower Road For Drainage Improvements
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Precinct 4 and the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 will be working on storm water improvements at Tower Road between Canton Road and Iowa Road as part of the 2022 drainage improvements projects. In order to perform the drainage improvements and for the safety of the residents, the contractor will be…
Read MoreMOSTHistory Presents Summer Camp At The Museum, June 20-24
Photo above: Museum staff will teach campers how to archive photographs properlyEDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History presents Summer Camp at the Museum, a 5-day camp featuring hands-on activities related to museum career skills, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 20 to June 24. — Photo courtesy of MOSTHistory The camp…
Read MoreTexas Was Building Program To Find Troubled Students And Prevent School Shootings. It Hadn’t Reached Uvalde Yet.
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune, June 2, 2022 “Texas was building a program to find troubled students and prevent school shootings. It hadn’t reached Uvalde yet.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…
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