Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D. and the Pharr City Commission approved a proclamation designating March 7, 2020, as Children’s Advocacy Center of Hidalgo County Day.

Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $99,401,933 in federal funding for 26 independent and consolidated school districts in the 15th District of Texas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. This is a preliminary allocation. The U.S. Department of Education will release final totals in June 2020.

As part of the club’s preparations for the 2020 USL Championship season, the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros rallied the Valley by hosting their Major League Soccer partner, the Houston Dynamo, this past week in a preseason friendly.

The Friends of the Wildlife Corridor recently presented the PSJA Education Foundation with an $8,000 contribution to expand the funds provided to PSJA Teachers, as part of the organization’s Mini-Grants Program.

As mayor of McAllen, Mayor Jim Darling frequently travels to Austin and Washington, D.C., to meet with the region’s federal and state elected officials to give input into issues that affect the area, receive feedback on their efforts to address issues legislatively and to work collectively with their counterparts to be a stronger voice for McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley.

South Texas College (STC) Theatre presents Jo Roets’ adaptation of Cyrano, from a play by Edmond Rostand and translated into English by Audry Van Tuyckom.

The McAllen Citizens League will host a Political Forum for the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s election at their noon Luncheon on Thursday, February 20th. The meeting will be co-hosted by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and held at the Chamber on Ash Street.

Mission firefighters are prepared to save four-legged family members thanks to a generous donation. The Fetch Foundation, an Arizona-based nonprofit dedicated to saving animals, provided five “FIDO BAGs” to the Mission Firefighters Association Local 3609.

Jovita Carranza began serving as the 26th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The President nominated Administrator Carranza to lead the SBA while she was serving as the 44th Treasurer of the United States.

McAllen Police Officers are searching for Crystal Vanessa Garza 15 years of age. Her voluntary absence from her residence was reported to McAllen Police Officers on January 6, 2020, at approximately 9:59 am.