TBB Staff

Two community leaders who have positively impacted the Edinburg community have been selected for the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce (ECC) Man & Woman of the Year award.

Were you in the Rio Grande Valley in 1990? Do you remember the fear over a new insect introduced to the area? The Museum of South Texas History presents “Killer Bees! The Panic over Africanized Honeybees in the Rio Grande Valley” featuring Dr. Jamie Starling, a Sunday Speaker Series Online presentation to be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 10 on Facebook Live.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday that the department’s 279 student-athletes posted a 3.25 grade point average (GPA) while 199 student-athletes are part of the Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the fall semester.

South Texas Health System’s two largest acute care hospitals, South Texas Health System McAllen and South Texas Health System Edinburg, have earned their fifth ‘A’ grade in a row for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization and advocate for hospital transparency.

Concerned about rising COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations related to the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez ordered a temporary curfew for the New Year’s holiday weekend for everyone age 17 and under.

Today marked the first day UTRGV started the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Mercedes and Harlingen to continue its commitment of vaccinating the Rio Grande Valley.

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is excited and honored to announce H-E-B as its 2020 ‘Donor of the Year’. While H-E-B has a storied history of partnering with the Food Bank RGV to serve the community, H-E-B provided even more support than ever before during the past year.

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents arrested a convicted sex offender on Christmas Eve while he was attempting to enter the United States illegally.

Hidalgo County uses the case status definition provided by the Texas Department of State Health Service’s 2020 Epi Case Criteria Guide revised November 2020.

The Women’s Council of Realtors McAllen Network has honored Edwards Abstract and Title Co. as the 2020 Strategic Partner of the Year. The title insurance company has supported the organization for over two decades. During 2020, Edwards chose to invest in WCR as a Diamond Sponsor, the highest level of support.