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Tragedy Unfolds in Rural Edinburg: One Fatality, Another in Critical Condition Following Shooting Incident, 3 Arrested
Edinburg, Texas – November 4, 2023 — An early morning incident in rural Edinburg resulted in one fatality and another person seriously injured. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident. At 3:39 a.m., the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was dispatched to the 7200 block of Iowa Road in rural Edinburg, Texas,…
Halloween needs an extra day
I have noticed that some school districts declare the day after the Super Bowl as either a staff work day or just a day off. They did this based on the evidence over many years. Anecdotal evidence indicates that the Monday after the Super Bowl is one of the days when large numbers of teachers…
Fueling the Future
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, October 25, 2023 The US Energy Information Administration recently released its long-term projections for global fuel demand. The International Energy Outlook 2023 (IEO2023) looks at long-term energy trends across the world through 2050. It includes seven scenarios with widely varying assumptions regarding economic growth, zero-carbon technology costs, and oil prices. Of…
Hidalgo County DA’s Office launches QR Code to help victims of family violence access important resource information
Edinburg Texas, Oct. 23, 2023 – The Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office launched an important initiative to help victims of family violence to access important resource information with a simple QR Code. “We know that everyone in our community has access to a cell phone so we created a QR Code that can be scanned…
Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect
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 further restricting what books students can check out of school libraries takes effect, local bans…
Hidalgo County to hold Public Auction of general merchandise, vehicles and equipment
Edinburg, Texas, Oct. 12, 2023 — Hidalgo County will hold a Public Auction of general merchandise, jewelry, etc. by Bond & Bond Auctioneers onSaturday, October 28, 2023 at 10 a.m. Interested buyers can register at www.bondauctioneers.com. They may also register and bid online through www.proxibid.com and www.equipmentfacts.com. Items can be viewed in person on Friday, October 27 from 9…
Join the squad! UTRGV announces arrival of university’s first drill team
By Amanda L. Alaniz EDINBURG, TEXAS – OCT. 12, 2023 – The UTRGV Spirit Program earlier this month announced the search for UTRGV students – current and future – to be part of the university’s inaugural Drill Team. The drill team is another part of UTRGV’s efforts to expand the UTRGV Spirit Program after students voted…
South Texas ISD Decade of Top National Rankings
Edinburg TX, Sept. 28, 2023 – This week Niche released its 2024 Best Schools K-12 School & District Rankings, solidifying a decade of South Texas Independent School District (STISD) and its campuses ranking among the best in the state and nation in this poll. With an A+ overall grade, STISD ranked 2nd in Texas (out of 1,052…
ECISD Board To Approve Multiple Agreements With UTRGV At Tonight’s Meeting
Edinburg, Texas, Sept. 26, 2023 – The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees will meet tonight in a regular meeting with a routine agenda loaded with hiring new staff and with several agreements with UTRGV in addition to routine purchasing matters. The Board will consider four agreements with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).…
One-third of Texas foster care caseworkers left their jobs last year as the agency continued putting kids in hotels
Photo above — Turnover at the Texas Department of Family and Protective services has soared. Employees cite low pay and heavy caseloads as some of the reasons staffers are leaving. Credit: Lauren Witte/The Texas Tribune The Department of Family and Protective Services has increasingly relied on housing foster kids in hotels when it can’t find them a…
