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The month’s featured event, Planta Nativa VIP Night, will take place on Thursday, October 8, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Quinta Mazatlán, with a special keynote presentation beginning at 7:30 p.m.

IDEA Public Schools, a network of tuition-free public charter schools across the United States, is excited to announce the network has earned the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, an internationally recognized standard for information security, marking a significant milestone in the network's efforts to protect the sensitive information entrusted to it by students, families, and staff.

Mayor John Cowen Jr. highlighted Brownsville’s continued growth, major investments and community priorities during the City’s Quarterly Coffee with the Mayor on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Brownsville Golf Center.

Mission EDC has officially opened applications for the fourth year of the Ruby Red Ventures – Build Mission Fund, continuing an investment we’ve made year after year in the businesses that call Mission home.

Governor Greg Abbott hosted a meeting of the Texas Jobs Council at the Governor’s Mansion and received an update on the Council’s work to strengthen Texas workforce development and help more Texans access in-demand, high-paying jobs. He also signed a proclamation declaring October 2-9 Manufacturing Week in Texas. 

The Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen (HECM) will host Aggieland Saturday in the Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event takes place each spring and fall semester and serves as an open house experience for the community.

The McAllen Parks & Recreation Department (PARD) is providing students with a structured and engaging way to spend their afternoons through its After School Program (ASP) and there is still time to enroll your children. 

Growth starts small, builds steadily and eventually reaches a point when it is ready to be seen. For the Weslaco Economic Development Corporation, that point has arrived.

South Texas College’s Dr. Ali Esmaeili has been selected to serve on a statewide working group charged with helping shape a new framework for three-year bachelor’s degree programs in Texas.

The month of October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” and DHR Health’s Oncology Institute will host “Walk and Talk with a Doc” event on October 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The free event will take place at the DHR Health Heart Institute parking lot, located at 5525 Doctors Drive in Edinburg. Everyone is invited. Attendees are encouraged to wear pink in support of the fight against breast cancer.