UTRGV showcases students’ artistic talents with the 9th annual holiday card contest

December 4, 2023

Photo above: Maritza Flores, a cybersecurity major from Edinburg, won the 2023 President’s Holiday Card Contest and received a $1,000 scholarship. Flores’s win shows that exercising your talents and perseverance pays off, as she participated in the contest in 2021…

Edinburg Unveils De Zavala City/School Park Today

December 4, 2023

From Staff Reports Edinburg, Texas, December 4, 2023 — In a celebration of community and recreation, the City of Edinburg will host the grand opening of De Zavala Park, a collaborative effort with the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District and…

Edinburg CISD Board Officers To Be Elected This Week

November 13, 2023

Edinburg Texas, Nov. 13, 2023 — The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will elect new officers at this week’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening. As part of its annual duties, the Board will select a President, Vice President and…

UTRGV Chess Team logs another national title, as 2023 US National Collegiate Rapid Chess co-champions

November 9, 2023

Photo of UTRGV Chess Team 2023 (UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Amanda L. Alaniz Edinburg Texas, Nov. 8, 2023 – It’s another checkmate for UTRGV’s three-time national champion chess team, which just brought home a national win as the 2023…

Proposition 9 would increase pensions for retired teachers and public school employees

November 6, 2023

By Kevin Vu, The Texas Tribune, Nov. 6, 2023 For 28 years, Joe Ramirez taught social studies in Austin for students including President George W. Bush’s daughters, four-time Grammy award winning musician Gary Clark Jr. and former Gov. Rick Perry’s…

Edinburg named Most Affordable College Town by WalletHub

October 24, 2023

Edinburg, TX, Oct. 24, 2023 – The City of Edinburg, the proud home of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, has clinched the prestigious title of “Most Affordable College Town” in the United States, according to WalletHub’s “Best College Towns and…

Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect

October 16, 2023

Photo above — The American flag reflects off a Houston Little Free Library designed to look like a prison filled with banned books. Credit: Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters By Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, Oct. 11, 2023 As a new Texas law…

Sekula Memorial Library selected for national 

October 13, 2023

NASA@ My Library Bilingual Eclipse Opportunities Solar eclipse viewing party to be held Saturday at Sekula Library Edinburg, TX, Oct. 13, 2023 ─ The Sekula Memorial Library has been selected through a competitive application process to participate in NASA@ My Library,…

Edinburg to host Senior Halloween Event this Friday

October 12, 2023

Edinburg, TX – Double, double, toil and trouble! In the spirit of Halloween, the City of Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting its first-ever “Seniorween.” Attendees 55 years and older can expect thrills and chills between 9 a.m. and 1…

From motherhood to EMT – Edinburg North grad empowers her life through college

October 12, 2023

Photo above: South Texas College student Jarecy Elizondo has returned to college to prove that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams, even after years of dedicating herself wholeheartedly to the unique needs of her autistic son. By Selene Rodriguez…