For all the news about Edinburg, we are your Edinburg online newspaper.
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…
South Texas College Gears Up For Its 14th Annual Ceramics Conference
MCALLEN, TEXAS (MAY 26, 2022) – South Texas College kicks off its 14th Annual South Texas Ceramic Showdown, “The Future is Fluid. Is Function Fixed?” with a reception as well as two days of demonstrations, art talks and a month-long exhibit for the community. The exhibit will be on view from June 6 to…
ASLI Program Graduates Ready To Contribute To Deaf Community
The first cohort of the ASLI program includes: Alexis Exinia, of Harlingen; Ana Lilia Hernandez, of Pharr; Kaitlyn Morales, of Brownsville; Cristela Garcia, of Edinburg; Delia Landeros, of Mission; Rebecca Villareal, of Brownsville; and Lizeth Garcia, of Monterrey, MX, who is not photographed. (Courtesy Photo) By Karen Villarreal RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MAY 25, 2022 –…
