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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…
Read MoreComputer and Information Technologies to IT Certificates into Courses Fall 2022
Photo above: An instructor works with a student on a Google IT course. MCALLEN, TEXAS (MAY 27, 2022) – Contributing his success in the real world to professional certificates he received while pursuing a bachelor’s degree at South Texas College, Alejandro Farias believes STC’s Computer & Information Technologies Program (CITP) greatly increased his chances for…
Read MoreTexas Comptroller: Steep Rise In Prices Puts Inflation In The Spotlight
(AUSTIN) — Texas and the U.S. are experiencing the highest levels of inflation since the early 1980s. Inflation puts pressure on everyone in tangible ways, but why it occurs may be less obvious to the average consumer. In the recently released May issue of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office looks at inflation and the role it plays…
Read MoreUndercount!
Dr. Ray Perryman The US Census Bureau recently released the 2020 Census estimated undercount and overcount rates from its Post-Enumeration Survey. While we feared an undercount for Texas, it was even worse than expected. The estimated costs of these downstream effects over the 2021 through 2030 period include an estimated $59.0 billion in gross product…
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