ECISD Intruder Detection Audits Completed

January 16, 2023

Edinburg TX — January 16, 2022 The Edinburg CISD completed its required Facility Safety and Security Audits, including intruder campus detection protocols, as required by the state of Texas. ECISD Jesse Garza insurance manager reported during last week’s board meeting…

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ECISD Receives ‘Clean’ Audit Report

January 16, 2023

Certified Public Accountant Luis Orozco was hired during the 2021-2022 school year to do the annual audit. The audit covered the Edinburg CISD’s financial operations for the 2021-2022 school year. “We are rendering an unmodified opinion, which in itself is…

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No Injuries Reported In Edinburg School Bus Accident

January 13, 2023

Edinburg, TX – January 13, 2023 On Thursday, January 12, 2023 around 2:00 pm, an Edinburg CISD school bus was involved in an accident with a passenger car. There were no injuries as a result of the accident Edinburg police…

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ECISD Pushes For Funding Equity, Reducing Burden For Taxpayers

January 11, 2023

Photo Above: Dr. Mario H. Salinas, Edinburg CISD Superintendent of Schools “This is not mean to disparage South Texas ISD,” Edinburg CISD Superintendent Mario Salinas stated as the urged the ECISD Board of Trustees to support a move to change…

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Las Huellas Association creates endowed fund at UTRGV for student scholarships

January 10, 2023

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…

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ECISD Board Appoints New Principals At De Escandon And Longoria Schools

December 16, 2022

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…

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UTRGV School Of Medicine, Valley Grande Institute Expand Path For Allied Health Students

December 13, 2022

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…

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Edinburg STC Graduate Credits College For Educational Success

December 12, 2022

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…

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ECISD Report On PreK Student’s Mistaken Release Reveals Conflicting Testimony, Lapses In Supervision

December 8, 2022

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…

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UTRGV, USMFS Awarded Federal Grant To Fund Solar Startups

November 29, 2022

Photo above — UTRGV is part of a series of 18 projects the U. S. Department of Energy has funded to promote equity and diversity in clean energy innovation. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy) By Victoria Brito Morales EDINBURG, TEXAS…

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