Posts by The Edinburg Advocate
Family Fortunes
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, November 08, 2023 Every three years, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System releases results of the Survey of Consumer Finances. The Survey looks at family income, net worth, debt, and other indicators of the financial health of US families. The most recent report covers the interesting time period…
Read MoreEdinburg CISD Board Officers To Be Elected This Week
Edinburg Texas, Nov. 13, 2023 — The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will elect new officers at this week’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening. As part of its annual duties, the Board will select a President, Vice President and Secretary. The current officers are President Carmen Gonzalez (Pl. 6), Vice-President Xavier Salinas (Place 5)…
Read MoreAuto-Pedestrian Accident Claims Life of Edinburg Resident
Edinburg, TX – November 11, 2023 — In na incident on Saturday evening, tragedy struck in Edinburg as an auto-pedestrian accident claimed the life of 78-year-old Juan Solis. The incident occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of E. University. Edinburg Police Department officers responded to the scene after receiving reports of the…
Read MoreUTRGV Chess Team logs another national title, as 2023 US National Collegiate Rapid Chess co-champions
Photo of UTRGV Chess Team 2023 (UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Amanda L. Alaniz Edinburg Texas, Nov. 8, 2023 – It’s another checkmate for UTRGV’s three-time national champion chess team, which just brought home a national win as the 2023 U.S. National Collegiate Rapid Chess Champions. The championship, held Sunday, Oct. 29, was played online…
Read MoreEdinburg boil water notice lifted for West University area
Edinburg, Texas, Nov. 9, 2023 — The City of Edinburg Utilities Department issued a boil water notice on Wednesday, Nov. 9, for the residents and businesses located within West University Dr. (SH 107), specifically the north side between Jackson Road and Mon Mack Road, in response to a recent water leak incident. After testing the water to…
Read MoreAn Evening of Melodies and Verses at the Edinburg Library
Edinburg, TX, Nov. 8, 2023 – The Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library invites the public to a poetry and music event scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2023, starting at 6 p.m. Local poets and musicians will share their latest written words. Local author and well-known poet Julieta Corpus will be the MC for the evening. Corpus…
Read MoreCity of Edinburg issues boil water notice for West University area
Edinburg, Texas, Nov. 8, 2023 — The City of Edinburg Utilities Department has issued a boil water notice for the residents and businesses located within West University Dr. (SH 107), specifically the north side between Jackson Road and Mon Mack Road. This notice is in response to a recent water leak incident that occurred around 10 p.m. last…
Read MoreEdinburg Judge Wins Re-election, One Council Member Upset, One Race Has An 11 Vote Difference
Edinburg, Texas, Nov. 8, 2023 – Edinburg voters continued to bring in new leadership to the city council in yesterday’s election with one new council member. Another council member will return. However, that race hangs on an 11-vote margin that will likely lead to a recount. All results are unofficial and still need to be canvassed…
Read MoreSex trafficking, drugs and assault: Texas foster kids and caseworkers face chaos in rental houses and hotels
Photo of a home Texas rents in Belton for foster children. A report from court-appointed monitors says the Department of Family and Protective Services is housing some foster children in dirty and dangerous conditions. Credit: Court-appointed foster care monitors By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune, Nov. 6, 2023 Some of Texas’ most victimized and vulnerable foster…
Read MoreProposition 9 would increase pensions for retired teachers and public school employees
By Kevin Vu, The Texas Tribune, Nov. 6, 2023 For 28 years, Joe Ramirez taught social studies in Austin for students including President George W. Bush’s daughters, four-time Grammy award winning musician Gary Clark Jr. and former Gov. Rick Perry’s son. After retiring in 2012, he said he initially was able to live on his…
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