Edinburg CISD Board Approves Major Curriculum and Technology Contracts, Tables Insurance Item, Hears Public Concerns Over Safety, Grades, and Ten Commandments

May 28, 2026

Edinburg CISD, Board of Trustees, School Safety, Employee Grievances, Public Comments, Contracts, Edinburg TX Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – The Edinburg School Board approved a sweeping slate of instructional and operational contracts, tabling a controversial insurance item for committee review, and…

Veteran STC Board Member and newly-elected trustee take Oath of Office

May 28, 2026

Photo above: Rina Castillo and Alejo Salinas Jr., Ph.D., were both sworn in recently during a Ceremonial Oath of Office event to officially mark their new six-year terms on the STC Board of Trustees. Photo courtesy STC Communications. Amanda Sotelo, STC…

Edinburg CISD approves $10+M Teacher Incentive Allotment funding distribution

May 27, 2026

Editor’s Note: This is the second story on the Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees meeting of May 26, 2026. Visit theedinburgadvocate.com for the previous story and the third story, too. Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – Edinburg CISD trustees approved the…

Edinburg CISD Board Honors 70 Scholarship Recipients with $1,000 Awards and AT&T Laptops

May 27, 2026

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first part of The Edinburg Advocate’s reporting on the May 26, 2026 ECISD School Board meeting. See theedinburgadvocate.com for the second report on the meeting. Edinburg CISD, Superintendent Scholarship, AT&T, Rio Grande Valley Partnership, Laptops,…

Edinburg Library to Kick Off 2026 Summer Reading Program with Dinosaur Show June 3

May 25, 2026

Edinburg Library, Summer Reading Program, Jurassic RGV, Family Events, Edinburg TX Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The City of Edinburg Library & Cultural Arts department will host the 2026 Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party on Wednesday, June 3, at the Edinburg…

Edinburg Fire Department to Host Free Sparky’s School’s Out Bash June 4 at Promenade Park

May 25, 2026

Edinburg Fire Department, Sparky’s School Is Out Bash, Family Events, Community, Edinburg TX Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The Edinburg Fire Department will host Sparky’s School Is Out Bash on Thursday, June 4, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Promenade…

Edinburg CISD Board to Consider $10 Million Teacher Incentive Distribution, Major Technology and Curriculum Contracts at Tuesday Meeting

May 24, 2026

Edinburg CISD, Board of Trustees, Teacher Incentive Allotment, Budget, Curriculum, Technology, Edinburg TX Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, May 26, 2026, beginning at 6 p.m., with a big…

Edinburg CISD Board Approves Two-Year Contracts for Some Employees During Special Called Meeting

May 21, 2026

Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees approved two-year contracts for some district employees Tuesday night during a special called meeting dominated by personnel decisions for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.  Before moving into executive session,…

Veteran finds community, career at STC

May 20, 2026

Photo Caption: After spending more than a decade in the Army, with four deployments to Iraq, veteran Joe Yanez, 49, said he returned to school at South Texas College to learn a new trade as well as rediscover his purpose after…

ECISD Canceled Last Week’s Meeting Because of Death of Former Board Member, Calls Special Meeting To Consider Contract Renewals, Terminations

May 16, 2026

Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – The Edinburg CISD canceled last week’s scheduled regular board meeting at the last minute after receiving word of the death of a former board member. The former board member’s name was not released pending the…