Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune From Austin to Washington, D.C., Republicans were elated after the 2022 primaries when GOP turnout more than doubled in the Rio Grande Valley compared with the previous midterms and after a yearslong investment to court…
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Edinburg News, Edinburg TX News, elections, Texas House Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Runoffs have been projected in both parties’ primary races for Texas House District 41 following the March 3 election in Hidalgo County. Texas House District 40 This district…
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Dr. M. Ray PerrymanPe Despite a wealth of natural resources, Venezuela has been facing prolonged upheaval, punctuated by hyperinflation, corruption, and a resultant humanitarian crisis. Recent developments, including the US removal of Nicolas Maduro, offer hope for meaningful improvement, though…
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Edinburg News, Edinburg TX News, Black History Month, community event Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Black History Month events across Hidalgo County will include the second annual “Walking Southern Roads to Freedom,” a multi-day walk honoring enslaved African descendants who fled…
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Edinburg News, Edinburg TX News, sales tax, Texas Comptroller Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Edinburg received $4,469,460.36 in local sales tax allocations for Decembrer 2025, a 3.90% increase compared with $4,301,670.77 in February 2024, according to data released by the Texas…
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Editor’s Note: The Feb. 10, 2026 meeting of the ECISD School Board covered a large number of topics with many details. We have opted to write multiple stories about the meeting in order to provide as much detail and information as…
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Edinburg News, Edinburg TX News, Edinburg CISD, school board Staff Report Edinburg, TX – The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider a resolution related to Senate Bill 11 during its upcoming regular meeting on…
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Photo above: The Texas House of Representatives. Photo credit: Austin Price, Texas Tribune. Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – Newly filed campaign finance reports reveal sharp contrasts in fundraising and cash on hand among candidates running in two South Texas House…
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Photo above: From left: Jagger Johnson, 12, Celeste Cabrera, Jackson Esquivel, 5, and Jett Esquivel, 3, pose for a photo with a cardboard cutout of President Donald Trump during a trunk-or-treat community event at the Hidalgo County Republican Party Headquarters…
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Photo above: U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R- Edinburg, speaks at a Republican House Leadership press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2025. Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA via REUTERS By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune The…
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