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Edinburg To Unveil Municipal Pool House Redevelopment Featuring Inclusive Water Park Today
Edinburg, TX, June 23, 2023 – In a continued effort to provide residents with fun and inclusive outdoor spaces, the City of Edinburg is thrilled to unveil the completion of the Edinburg Municipal Pool House Redevelopment project on today, June 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Edinburg Community News The $5.1…
Hispanics officially make up the biggest share of Texas’ population, new census numbers show
Photo above — Luisa and Antonio Perez dance to the band Tigrillos at the Festival Viva Mexico in Corpus Christi on Sept. 8, 2013. Credit: Eddie Seal for The Texas Tribune White people had been the state’s largest population group since at least 1850. Sometime in 2022, the Hispanic population surpassed them, new data shows.…
Edinburg City Council Goes Through Light Agenda
Edinburg TX, June 21, 2023 – The Edinburg City Council managed to go through a relatively short agenda during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday of this week. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Edinburg City News Most of the items were routine matters that included public hearings, approval of purchases and contracts and board appointments.…
UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence awarded NSF grant for SaLT program
Photo above — The National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) has awarded a $199,838 grant to the UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence’s Students as Learners and Teachers program (SaLT). Alyssa G. Cavazos, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Writing and…
Hidalgo County DA announces DWI No Refusal Fourth of July weekend June 29- July 4
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio “Terry” Palacios announces the “Fourth of July DWI No Refusal Weekend” that will commence June 29 and end on July 4 at midnight. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Hidalgo County News During No Refusal weekend if Hidalgo County drivers are intoxicated and get behind the wheel they will be arrested…
Leadership Edinburg Class XXXIV Raises $38,000 for Community Project
Edinburg TX, June 20, 2023 — After 9 months of hard work, the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Leadership Edinburg Class XXXIV graduation in early June 2023 at Castle Hill Bistro. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Edinburg Community News LE Class XXXIV completed several classes including a leadership retreat and sessions that focused…
Edinburg Launches Search For New Fire Chief
Edinburg TX, June 20, 2023 – The City of Edinburg started a search for a new fire chief to replace Shawn Snyder, who passed away May 1st. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Edinburg City News Deputy Chief Ubaldo Perez was appointed as Interim Fire Chief, following Snider’ death. Perez has more than three decades of…
Edinburg To Unveil Municipal Pool House Redevelopment Featuring Inclusive Water Park
Edinburg, TX, June 20, 2023 – In a continued effort to provide residents with fun and inclusive outdoor spaces, the City of Edinburg is thrilled to unveil the completion of the Edinburg Municipal Pool House Redevelopment project on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Edinburg Community News The $5.1…
Happy Birthday, Dr. Smith!
June 14, 2023 It’s Adam Smith’s 300th birthday (June 5th, 16th, or 18th, depending on the calendar that you choose)! He was one of history’s most influential thinkers, basically articulating the framework of capitalism. It’s a moment worthy of reflection. The Edinburg Advocate: Your best source for Edinburg Business News A brilliant Scottish philosopher who lived with…
UTRGV School of Medicine awarded final stage of accreditation
Photo above — The UTRGV School of Medicine (SOM) was notified Thursday that it has completed the final stage of accreditation required by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The School of Medicine will now be able to increase the number of students it is able to admit each year, which means developing and…
