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City Council Members Set

Edinburg CISD collage of students, Simply the Best

Enrollment down 895 students 

Hospital emergency entrance with Forbes five-star badge

Old Courthouse To Be Torn Down

Two graduates in caps and gowns smiling

Edinburg students begin their journey in health care

HOmeschool Hour

Edinburg Library to Host Homeschool Hour Featuring Gelman Stained Glass Museum

Edinburg, Library, Homeschool, Stained Glass, Children Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host a Homeschool Hour event featuring the Gelman Stained Glass Museum as a special guest on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Attendees will learn about the process of stained…

Amber Berkowitz

EDINBURG LIBRARY TO HOST FAMILY STORYTIME WITH AUTHOR AMBER BERKOWITZ NOV. 7

Edinburg, Library, Children, Storytime, Author Staff Report EDINBURG TX – The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host a family storytime event featuring author A.M. Berkowitz on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Children are invited to giggle, wiggle, and hop their way through the alphabet during the…

NPO Summit

UTRGV and OneStar to host RGV Nonprofit Summit Nov. 4

Photo above: The UTRGV Nonprofit Resource Center is partnering with OneStar to host the 2026 RGV Nonprofit Summit. The summit provides attendees opportunities to meet nonprofit leaders from across the region and build connections. (Archival UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Mia A. Morales, UTRGV Communications Edinburg TX – The UTRGV Nonprofit Resource Center is partnering with…

Edinburg city council building exterior

EDINBURG CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN CONTRACT AT WEDNESDAY MEETING

Edinburg, City Council, Water, Sewer, Rezoning, Veterans Day Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Edinburg City Council will meet Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 415 W. University Drive, to consider selecting a firm to develop a 20-year Water and Sewer System Master Plan as the city continues to experience significant growth.…

Melendez

Disappointed by Trump, dubious of Talarico: This Rio Grande Valley health official mulls his midterm vote

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune  McAllen TX — Dr. Ivan Melendez was among the 110,000 voters in Hidalgo County who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 in a historic swing that amounted to the first time the predominantly Hispanic county has gone for a Republican presidential nominee in more than 50 years. In the…

Resource Center

PRECINCT 4 BREAKS GROUND ON $9.5 MILLION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN EDINBURG

Hidalgo County, Precinct 4, Edinburg, Community Resource Center, Groundbreaking Staff Report EDINBURG TX – Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Commissioner Ellie Torres joined community leaders, county officials, project partners and residents Thursday to break ground on a new $9.5 million Community Resource Center at 10187 Carmen Avila Road in Edinburg, the second such facility in Precinct…

Edinburg Polic Report

UPDATE: EDINBURG OFFICER IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES; SUSPECT DEAD

Edinburg, Police, Shooting, Law Enforcement, Texas Rangers Staff Report Edinburg TX – An Edinburg Police Department officer is in critical but stable condition following emergency surgery after being shot multiple times Thursday morning by a suspect who later died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the department said. At approximately 9:10 a.m., Edinburg dispatch received…

Edinburg Polic Report

EDINBURG OFFICER SHOT Taken To Hospital; SCENE SECURED AT WEST OAK APARTMENTS

Edinburg, Police, Shooting, Law Enforcement Staff Report Edinburg TX – An Edinburg Police Department officer sustained at least one gunshot wound this morning during a police-involved shooting at the West Oak Apartments in the 100 block of West Chapin Street and Bodark Drive, according to the department. The officer was transported to a local hospital…

TMS Therapy

UT Health RGV expands treatment options for depression, OCD

Photo above: UT Health RGV offers Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy, a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic pulses to target specific areas of the brain. Updated technology has allowed the program to offer shorter and accelerated treatment options for patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. (UTRGV Photo) By Heriberto Perez-Zuniga, UTRGV Communications Edinburg TX – Getting…

Housing

High housing costs cut into Texans’ income gains in 2025 While Incomes Dropped in McAllen Area

Photo above: Newly developed apartments sit next to older homes in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas on July 11, 2024. Azul Sordo for the Texas Tribune by Joshua Fechter and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune Incomes largely slowed in Texas last year, and fell dramatically in at least one major urban area, as Texans face…

Housing

High housing costs cut into Texans’ income gains in 2025 While Incomes Dropped in McAllen Area

Photo above: Newly developed apartments sit next to...
Person taking oath under U.S. and Texas flags

Ochoa Sworn In As Mayor After Council Certified Election Results; Run-off Set For Dec. 13.

Staff Report Edinburg, TX - Omar Ochoa was...