Posts by The Edinburg Advocate
Edinburg Holiday Chamber Raid
EDINBURG, TX – The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce & Ambassadors invites the business community to support the annual Edinburg Crime Stoppers and P.D. Blue Santa Toy Drive by purchasing unwrapped gifts for children in need. On December 13, at 10 A.M. The Edinburg Chamber and volunteers will meet at Walmart on University to purchase toys for…
Read MoreUTRGV School Of Medicine, Valley Grande Institute Expand Path For Allied Health Students
Photo above — The UTRGV School of Medicine signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, Dec. 12, with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, at the VGI Campus in Weslaco, to strengthen the pipeline between the two institutions in training allied health professionals. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Karen Villarreal, Edinburg, TEXAS – DEC.…
Read MoreStaying on the Track
Dr. M. Ray Perryman — December 07, 2022 We just avoided a major train wreck! Rail is a crucial component of the US logistics system, and a prolonged strike would lead to chaos. It would exacerbate ongoing supply chain challenges, put additional upward pressure on prices and, thus, do substantial economic harm. We rarely stop…
Read MoreEdinburg STC Graduate Credits College For Educational Success
More than 2,400 South Texas College students walked across the stage at Bert Ogden Arena Saturday, many of them overcoming great obstacles to celebrate today’s success. Nicole Resendez, 22, from Edinburg graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She initially received her associate degree in nursing from STC last year. “I’ve been granted so…
Read MoreEdinburg Sales Tax Revenues Continue Increasing
Edinburg TX – December 9, 2022 Local sales tax revenues for the City of Edinburg continued increasing for 2022. So far this year, Edinburg has received $34.6 million. According to Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, this includes local sales tax allocations sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly. For October 2022, Edinburg received…
Read MoreECISD Report On PreK Student’s Mistaken Release Reveals Conflicting Testimony, Lapses In Supervision
Picture above: ECISD Board of Trustees President Miguel “Mike” Farias Edinburg TX – December 8, 2022 The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees called an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the results of an investigation of how a 3-year old Truman Elementary student mistakenly got on a bus rather than stay at school. The results revealed…
Read MoreNo Action Taken On Changing Edinburg City Manager’s ‘Duties And Responsibilities’
Edinburg TX — December 7, 2022, The Edinburg Advocate staff report After a three-hour closed door session that listed six items, the Edinburg City Council took no action on changing City Manager Myra Ayala’s duties and responsibilities during last night’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting. According to the city’s website, the city manager’s duties include:…
Read MoreOne Of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives Captured In Edinburg
AUSTIN – One of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted offenders is back in custody. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Eduardo Fuentes was arrested in Edinburg by U.S. Marshalls Taskforce. Eduardo Quinones Fuentes, 28, of Edinburg, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender’s Fugitive Task Force, including the U.S. Border Patrol, on…
Read MoreEdinburg To Break Ground on $14M Arts Culture Event Center On Friday
The City of Edinburg invites the community to join them this Friday, December 9, 2022 at 10am as the city breaks ground on Phase Two of Promenade Park, which will be home to the new Edinburg Arts, Culture, Events Center (A.C.E.) on the corner of 8th Ave and McIntyre Street. By expanding upon the site of…
Read MoreLeadership Of Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force To Discuss The Development Of Human Capital With Hidalgo County Judge
EDINBURG – The leadership of the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force will meet with Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez to discuss strategy for implementing a plan to mitigate poverty in Hidalgo County. “Local entities, particularly our school districts, suggest that the poverty rate could be as high as 40 percent in Hidalgo County,” Judge Cortez…
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