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Edinburg PD Sends Second Group to Uvalde
As Texas peace officers, we continue our commitment to serving, protecting, and assisting local communities in need. Last week, a group of Edinburg Police officers returned home after nearly a week in Uvalde, Texas. This morning, Sgt. Rodriguez and four additional police officers are heading back to the mourning community of Uvalde to lend a…
Edinburg Population Hits 102,483
Recent Census Bureau Data Shows Edinburg Continues To Be the Fastest Growing City In the Rio Grande Valley According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Edinburg’s population has grown to 102,483 residents as of July 2021. In just one year, Edinburg saw a 2.4 percent population increase and grew by 2,444…
Precinct 4 Announces Road Closure On Tower Road For Drainage Improvements
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Precinct 4 and the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 will be working on storm water improvements at Tower Road between Canton Road and Iowa Road as part of the 2022 drainage improvements projects. In order to perform the drainage improvements and for the safety of the residents, the contractor will be…
MOSTHistory Presents Summer Camp At The Museum, June 20-24
Photo above: Museum staff will teach campers how to archive photographs properlyEDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History presents Summer Camp at the Museum, a 5-day camp featuring hands-on activities related to museum career skills, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 20 to June 24. — Photo courtesy of MOSTHistory The camp…
Texas Was Building Program To Find Troubled Students And Prevent School Shootings. It Hadn’t Reached Uvalde Yet.
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune, June 2, 2022 “Texas was building a program to find troubled students and prevent school shootings. It hadn’t reached Uvalde yet.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…
Computer and Information Technologies to IT Certificates into Courses Fall 2022
Photo above: An instructor works with a student on a Google IT course. MCALLEN, TEXAS (MAY 27, 2022) – Contributing his success in the real world to professional certificates he received while pursuing a bachelor’s degree at South Texas College, Alejandro Farias believes STC’s Computer & Information Technologies Program (CITP) greatly increased his chances for…
Texas Comptroller: Steep Rise In Prices Puts Inflation In The Spotlight
(AUSTIN) — Texas and the U.S. are experiencing the highest levels of inflation since the early 1980s. Inflation puts pressure on everyone in tangible ways, but why it occurs may be less obvious to the average consumer. In the recently released May issue of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office looks at inflation and the role it plays…
Undercount!
Dr. Ray Perryman The US Census Bureau recently released the 2020 Census estimated undercount and overcount rates from its Post-Enumeration Survey. While we feared an undercount for Texas, it was even worse than expected. The estimated costs of these downstream effects over the 2021 through 2030 period include an estimated $59.0 billion in gross product…
Local Municipalities To Host Regional Hurricane Preparedness Press Conference
Collaboration Aims to Prepare Region for the Impact of Natural Disasters EDINBURG, Texas– In an effort to ensure our region is prepared for the start of hurricane season, the city of Edinburg in conjunction with Hidalgo County, Pharr, McAllen, Mission, Weslaco, and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, will be hosting a Hurricane Preparedness…
TSC Receives School Safety Spotlight Recognition For CampusSafety And Security Initiatives
Photo above: TSC’s Safety and Security Center has been recognized for its collaborative partnerships with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. BROWNSVILLE, Texas (May 25, 2022) – Texas Southmost College recently received a School Safety Spotlight Program recognition from the Texas School Safety Center for its collaborative safety and security work with local, state…
