STC To Host Vaccine Clinic On Friday

August 4, 2022

South Texas College will host a vaccine clinic that will include FREE Covid-19 vaccines and boosters (Moderna and Pfizer). In addition to COVID vaccines, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (D-TAP), measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B and…

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Hidalgo County Health & Human Services and Hidalgo County Precinct 2 to hold Back-to-School Health Fair in San Juan

July 29, 2022

SAN JUAN–Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department, in partnership with Hidalgo County Precinct 2, will hold a Back-to-School Health Fair at the San Juan Community Resource Center located at 509 E. Earling Road in San Juan on Saturday, July…

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Origins Of High School Mariachi Groups In South Texas

July 20, 2022

EDINBURG, Texas — Join the Museum of South Texas History for a Sunday Speaker Series panel discussion, “The Origins of Mariachi Music in South Texas Public Schools,” featuring panelists Ofelia de los Santos, Amancio Chapa Jr. and Miguel de los Santos,…

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Historian Lawrence Eugene Fernandez To Share Regional Stories

July 7, 2022

EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History welcomes Lawrence Eugene Fernandez as a guest speaker during the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “Jackass Flats: Tales of the Deltaland of the Rio Grande,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10. Fernandez…

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MOSTHistory participates in Blue Star Museums program

June 21, 2022

EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History officially announces its participation in the nationwide Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The program began on…

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TxDOT To Close Eastbound I-69 Overpass, Send Traffic To Turnaround

June 10, 2022

At a Thusday press conference Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials announced the closure of the eastbound lane from I-69 now connecting to I-2 in Pharr. Drivers will instead be routed westward for a short distance and then routed to…

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County Judge Richard F. Cortez Primary Election Victory Confirmed By Court

June 10, 2022

EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez issued the following statement in reaction to a judicial ruling late Thursday in which he prevailed in a lawsuit challenging his primary victory: “I am happy with the outcome of this case, although…

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MOST History To Host 4 Saturdays Filled With Hands-on Activities, Learning-History Games

June 10, 2022

Photo above, courtesy of MOSTHistory: Melissa Peña, the Exhibits & Collections Coordinator at MOSTHistory, showcases how a cotton gin cleaned cotton picked from the fields. EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History presents Summer Saturdays at the Museum…

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Precinct 4 Announces Road Closure On Tower Road For Drainage Improvements

June 3, 2022

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…

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MOSTHistory Presents Summer Camp At The Museum, June 20-24

June 3, 2022

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.…

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