Archive for October 2026
Edinburg Library Announces November Teen and Tween Programs
Edinburg, Library, Teens, Tweens, Programs, STEAM Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library has announced its November 2026 Teen and Tween Programs schedule for ages 11 to 18, featuring hands-on activities, a Girl Scouts presentation and a three-day Game Night Series. Programs for the month include: No-bake cookies on Sunday, Nov.…
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Edinburg, Library, Children, Programs, UTRGV, STEM Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library has announced its children’s programming schedule for November 2026, featuring recurring weekly programs, two guest authors, a UTRGV STEM Night and a visit from the Gelman Stained Glass Museum. Weekly Programs Toddler Time meets Tuesdays at 10 a.m.…
Read MoreEdinburg Library to Host Homeschool Hour Featuring Gelman Stained Glass Museum
Edinburg, Library, Homeschool, Stained Glass, Children Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host a Homeschool Hour event featuring the Gelman Stained Glass Museum as a special guest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Attendees will learn about the process of stained…
Read MoreEDINBURG LIBRARY TO HOST FAMILY STORYTIME WITH AUTHOR AMBER BERKOWITZ NOV. 7
Edinburg, Library, Children, Storytime, Author Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host a family storytime event featuring author A.M. Berkowitz on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Children are invited to giggle, wiggle, and hop their way through the alphabet during the…
Read MoreUTRGV and OneStar to host RGV Nonprofit Summit Nov. 4
Photo above: The UTRGV Nonprofit Resource Center is partnering with OneStar to host the 2026 RGV Nonprofit Summit. The summit provides attendees opportunities to meet nonprofit leaders from across the region and build connections. (Archival UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Mia A. Morales, UTRGV Communications Edinburg TX – The UTRGV Nonprofit Resource Center is partnering with…
Read MoreEDINBURG CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN CONTRACT AT WEDNESDAY MEETING
Edinburg, City Council, Water, Sewer, Rezoning, Veterans Day Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Edinburg City Council will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 415 W. University Drive, to consider selecting a firm to develop a 20-year Water and Sewer System Master Plan as the city continues to experience significant growth.…
Read MoreDisappointed by Trump, dubious of Talarico: This Rio Grande Valley health official mulls his midterm vote
by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune McAllen TX — Dr. Ivan Melendez was among the 110,000 voters in Hidalgo County who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 in a historic swing that amounted to the first time the predominantly Hispanic county has gone for a Republican presidential nominee in more than 50 years. In the…
Read MorePRECINCT 4 BREAKS GROUND ON $9.5 MILLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN EDINBURG
Hidalgo County, Precinct 4, Edinburg, Community Resource Center, Groundbreaking Staff Report EDINBURG TX – Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Commissioner Ellie Torres joined community leaders, county officials, project partners and residents Thursday to break ground on a new $9.5 million Community Resource Center at 10187 Carmen Avila Road in Edinburg, the second such facility in Precinct…
Read MoreUPDATE: EDINBURG OFFICER IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES; SUSPECT DEAD
Edinburg, Police, Shooting, Law Enforcement, Texas Rangers Staff Report Edinburg TX – An Edinburg Police Department officer is in critical but stable condition following emergency surgery after being shot multiple times Thursday morning by a suspect who later died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the department said. At approximately 9:10 a.m., Edinburg dispatch received…
Read MoreEDINBURG OFFICER SHOT Taken To Hospital; SCENE SECURED AT WEST OAK APARTMENTS
Edinburg, Police, Shooting, Law Enforcement Staff Report Edinburg TX – An Edinburg Police Department officer sustained at least one gunshot wound this morning during a police-involved shooting at the West Oak Apartments in the 100 block of West Chapin Street and Bodark Drive, according to the department. The officer was transported to a local hospital…
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