Posts by The Edinburg Advocate
MOST History Seminar Features Writers Compiling Personal Stories To Share Borderland Identity
Photo above: Margarita Longoria, speaker at MOST History Sunday Speaker Series. EDINBURG, Texas — The Sunday Speaker Series presentation “Living Beyond Borders: Growing up Mexican in America Book Plática” will feature panelists Margarita Longoria, Trinidad Gonzales and Sylvia Sánchez Garza at 2 p.m. Jan. 15 in the museum’s Courtyard Gallery. In this mixed-media collection of…
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18 Wheeler Accident Ties Up Traffic on I-69 On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 just after 10:00 pm, Edinburg police units responded to the 8400 block of north I-69C northbound lanes in reference to a one vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers observed a Kenworth Tractor pulling an enclosed trailer that was on its side. Through the…
Read MoreEdinburg Christmas Tree Recycling Runs Through Jan. 27
EDINBURG, TX – Be sure to turn your real Christmas tree into mulch now through January 27, 2023! You can give your tree a new life after the holidays by stopping by one of three locations in the city of Edinburg: Resource Recovery Center (3102 S. Business 281): – Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 6:30PM –…
Read MoreWoman Follows Man Home And Vandalizes Camaro
Pictured above: Cheyenne Lavon Flores was arrested on two counts of stalking and one count of criminal mischief. EDINBURG, Texas, January 9, 2022 Edinburg police arrested a woman who authorities allege followed two men and vandalized and spray-painted a Camaro, causing damages exceeding $10,000. Cheyenne Lavon Flores was arrested on two counts of stalking and…
Read MoreLas Huellas Association creates endowed fund at UTRGV for student scholarships
Above: Pictured (left) are Las Huellas Association board members Ronald Humphrey and Nick Tipton, Vice President and Treasurer Russell Adams, Steve Garza, President Edward Mathers, Secretary Monica Garza, UTRGV President Guy Bailey, and board members Ricardo Adobbati, Rusty Young, Brad Wolfe, Ross Bland and Bryant Kennedy. (Courtesy Photo) By Kelli Quin, RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS…
Read MoreJudge Cortez responds to announcement of President Biden’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez issued the following statement in response to the announcement that President Biden would be visiting the border region: “I applaud President Biden’s decision to visit the U.S.-Mexican border and see firsthand the challenges that border communities currently are facing. He is always welcome to the Rio Grande Valley…
Read MoreProperty tax revision, judicial branch expansion among new Texas laws that took effect Jan. 1
Photo above: An aerial view of the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 6, 2022. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune — Jan. 2, 2023 Several laws passed in the 2021 Texas legislative sessions laws took effect Jan. 1, including a revision to how property taxes are collected, an expansion of…
Read MoreRegistration Now Open For 41st Annual All-America City David Chavana 10K Run/Walk
Edinburg TX – December 16, 2022 Registration is now open for the All-American City David Chavana 10K Run/Walk to be held Feb. 3-4, 2023 in Edinburg. Participation in the Miracle Mile, to be held Feb. 3, is free of charge. Entry fees for the 10K Run/Walk are $15 to the public and $5 for participants…
Read MoreECISD Board Appoints New Principals At De Escandon And Longoria Schools
Photo above: Rebecca Echazarreta, newly hired principal at De Escandon Elementary Edinburg TX, December 15, 2022 The Edinburg CISD School Board of Trustees this week approved appointing new principals for De Escandon Elementary and Longoria Middle School, along with other staff during their first meeting for the month. During an almost four-hour meeting, the board…
Read MoreEdinburg Police Blue Santa Drive-Thru Toy Giveaway
EDINBURG, TX – Join the Edinburg Police Department as they host their Annual Blue Santa Drive-Thru Toy Giveaway! This years event will be on Saturday, December 17, 2022, beginning at 9 AM at the Edinburg Police Department, located at 1702 S. Closner Blvd. Toys will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. All…
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