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Library to Host First Gingerbread Village Contest During Winter Celebration
Staff Report Edinburg TX – Families looking for a hands-on holiday project will have a new option this December as the Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library launches its first Gingerbread Village Contest. The city library’s children’s department is inviting children and their parents to build their own “gingerbread” houses and drop them off at the…
Hiring, Salary Practices Questioned at ECISD Board Meeting
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – Edinburg Consolidated ISD trustees pressed for clearer hiring and salary practices during a Dec. 9 board meeting, raising concerns about transparency, consistency and the board’s own understanding of the district’s compensation system. Several trustees said they have received calls from employees questioning why new hires sometimes earn the same or…
Enrollment down 895 students as ECISD tracks migration, homeschooling trends
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – Edinburg CISD is serving 32,483 students this year, about 895 fewer than at the same point in 2023–24, according to an enrollment update presented to trustees during their Dec. 9th regular meeting. Enrollment as of Dec. 5, the 73rd instructional day, includes 16,202 elementary students (down 488), 6,497 middle school…
Edinburg North drainage project nears completion after years of campus flooding
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – A long-awaited drainage project at Edinburg North High School is nearing completion, aiming to ease chronic flooding that has affected the campus and surrounding neighborhood during heavy storms. Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees members heard the news during the Dec. 9th regular meeting. Facilities Director Jose Luis Alvarado reported that the $741,629…
ECISD Board details safety upgrades, roofs and new multi-use athletic buildings
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – During the Dec. 9th Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees meetring, administrators briefed trustees on a series of construction and safety projects now underway across the district, including window-film installation, major roofing work and new multi-use athletic facilities at all four high schools. Maintenance and Operations Director Julie Perez reported that contractors began…
Fourteen ECISD campuses earn TEA “A” ratings
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – Edinburg CISD celebrated 14 campuses that earned an “A” rating from the Texas Education Agency for the 2024–25 school year. Principals from the following schools were recognized: – Austin Elementary – Principal Maria Lourdes Lopez– Canterbury Elementary – Principal Denise De Leon– Crawford Elementary – Principal Catherine Salinas– De Escandón Elementary…
ECISD Board pushes for Community Advisory Committee to give families a stronger voice
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – Edinburg CISD will soon launch a Community Advisory Committee designed to give parents and residents a more formal role in shaping district priorities. Board President xavier Salinas placed the item on the superintendent’s report at the Dec. 9th regular meeting, saying it ties into upcoming “Board Alliance” governance training and broader efforts…
ECISD weighs added mental-health support, counselor workload changes
Arnoldo Mata Edinburg, TX – Edinburg CISD trustees spent a significant portion of their Dec. 9th meeting discussing how to better support students’ mental health and ease the load on campus counselors. Board members and administrators described daily calls from social workers and counselors dealing with student trauma, abuse cases and other emotional needs. “The need…
Edinburg police arrest woman in knifepoint robbery at drive-thru shop, claimed money was for child with cancer
Staff Report Edinburg, TX – Edinburg police have arrested a 37-year-old woman accused of robbing a southside drive-thru business at knifepoint over the weekend. Officers were called about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, to the Drama Llama Drive-Thru at 5203 S. Veterans Blvd., where a clerk reported that a woman had threatened her with a…
Court, jail phone scams prompt warning from Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office
Staff Report Edinburg, TX – The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on alert for court and jail phone scams in which callers pose as law enforcement or other officials and pressure victims to send money or share personal information. According to the sheriff’s office, scammers are contacting community members by phone,…
