Active Edinburg: City To Open Second Municipal Dog Park This Saturday
The City of Edinburg launched ‘Active Edinburg’ in December 2020 with the goal of becoming a more prosperous, healthy, and economically competitive city.
Chaos at the Rio Grande Valley Border, 253 Illegal Aliens Apprehended Within An Hour
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended two large groups of illegal aliens within an hour of each other near Mission, Texas.
Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez urges caution with Super Bowl gatherings
In advance of this Sunday’s Super Bowl, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez issued the following statement
Governor Abbott Releases 2022-2023 Budget With Key Priorities
Governor Greg Abbott today released his budget for the 2022-2023 biennium.
Wing Barn- Opens New Location In San Juan, Texas
San Juan, TX–– Local Rio Grande Valley (RGV) restaurant, Wing Barn, is now open in San Juan, TX. They will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, February 6, 2021 from 10:30 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST. Media is invited to attend. Wing Barn San Juan is located at 707 IH 2, Suite 100, San Juan, TX, 78589.
U.S. Chamber Opposes Biden Federal Lands and Waters Energy Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to today’s announced White House actions on climate change, Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement:
PSJA Sophomore places 4th in RGV art contest
PHARR - PSJA Early College High School Sophomore Angelina Mata placed 4th in the 2nd Annual Rio Grande Valley Visual Art Contest, which took place on, Jan. 23, 2021.
Medical providers receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – UTRGV’s Dr. Michelle Lopez, the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the Rio Grande Valley back in December, today received her second dose and is among the first group of fully vaccinated people in the region.
Johnson & Johnson Seeks FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine
Newswise — Rutgers was the second-largest Phase 3 clinical research trial site for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, which applied for emergency use authorization today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The site, based at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, enrolled 840 participants from the university community and throughout New Jersey.
UTRGV’s CHAPS program receives Texas Historical Commission’s 2020 Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation
UTRGV’s Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools program continues to make a lasting mark in preserving Rio Grande Valley history























