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Edinburg’s Sales Tax Collections Up In First Month Of The Year
Edinburg TX — January 12, 2023 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today that the City of Edinburg received $2,899,449.63 in local sales tax allocations for January, 2.72 percent more than in January 2022. Edinburg’s sales tax collection rates are slightly above the total Hidalgo County. Sales tax collections for all of the cities in Hidalgo…
City of Edinburg Observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Cemetery Clean Up
Edinburg, TX – The City of Edinburg’s Juneteenth Committee, in conjunction with the UTRGV Center for Student Involvement, will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service with a “Clean Up” at the Restlawn Cemetery at 1122 North Jasman Road in Edinburg, Texas. The Historic Restlawn Cemetery, located in the northwest corner of Hillcrest…
Power Punch At Lunch: Diversify Your Workforce!
EDINBURG, TX – As businesses continue to grapple with a national workforce shortage, one source for talent employers should consider is people with disabilities. Businesses can give themselves a competitive edge and demonstrate their commitment to diversity and inclusion. The Disability Chamber will discuss the benefits of hiring an employee with disabilities and accommodation practices for…
Extended Submissions for Boulevard of Heroes Banners
EDINBURG, TX – The City of Edinburg has extended the date for submissions for the Boulevard of Heroes Banners Program. The new deadline for submissions is January 15, 2023! The Boulevard of Heroes Banners Program is the City of Edinburg’s continued effort to honor and recognize Edinburg’s brave men and women who have served our country…
ECISD Pushes For Funding Equity, Reducing Burden For Taxpayers
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 the taxing structure for South Texas ISD and reduce the tax burden for local taxpayers.…
MOST History Seminar Features Writers Compiling Personal Stories To Share Borderland Identity
Photo above: Margarita Longoria, speaker at MOST History Sunday Speaker Series. EDINBURG, Texas — The Sunday Speaker Series presentation “Living Beyond Borders: Growing up Mexican in America Book Plática” will feature panelists Margarita Longoria, Trinidad Gonzales and Sylvia Sánchez Garza at 2 p.m. Jan. 15 in the museum’s Courtyard Gallery. In this mixed-media collection of…
18 Wheeler Accident Ties Up Traffic on I-69 On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 just after 10:00 pm, Edinburg police units responded to the 8400 block of north I-69C northbound lanes in reference to a one vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers observed a Kenworth Tractor pulling an enclosed trailer that was on its side. Through the…
Edinburg Christmas Tree Recycling Runs Through Jan. 27
EDINBURG, TX – Be sure to turn your real Christmas tree into mulch now through January 27, 2023! You can give your tree a new life after the holidays by stopping by one of three locations in the city of Edinburg: Resource Recovery Center (3102 S. Business 281): – Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 6:30PM –…
Woman Follows Man Home And Vandalizes Camaro
Pictured above: Cheyenne Lavon Flores was arrested on two counts of stalking and one count of criminal mischief. EDINBURG, Texas, January 9, 2022 Edinburg police arrested a woman who authorities allege followed two men and vandalized and spray-painted a Camaro, causing damages exceeding $10,000. Cheyenne Lavon Flores was arrested on two counts of stalking and…
Las Huellas Association creates endowed fund at UTRGV for student scholarships
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 Wolfe, Ross Bland and Bryant Kennedy. (Courtesy Photo) By Kelli Quin, RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS…
