UT Health Rio Grande Valley, the clinical component of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, celebrated the grand opening of UT Health Rio Grande Valley Surgery and Women’s Specialty Wednesday, Jan. 23.

John Ingram, incumbent McAllen District 5 City Commissioner, announced his candidacy for his fifth term, last Wednesday.

The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) will be hosting its seventh annual Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, February 2, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s announcement to join efforts to reopen the federal government, ending the longest-ever government shutdown – 35 days – in history.

Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued the following statement after the Secretary of State’s office discovered that about 95,000 individuals identified by the Department of Public Safety as non-U.S. citizens have a matching voter registration record in Texas, and roughly 58,000 of them have voted in one or more Texas elections.

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittees of Homeland Security, Defense and Agriculture, released the following statement following a deal made with Congressional leaders and the President to reopen the federal government through February 15, ending the government shutdown

The citrus industry in the Rio Grande Valley was still young when Mission resident Paul Ord and the Young Men’s Business League organized the first Texas Citrus Fiesta in 1932. The celebration was seen as a way of promoting the winter harvest of grapefruits and oranges in the Valley.

Mayor Rigo Lopez officially filed for re-election today, seeking a second term in office. He is the first candidate to file for the City of Peñitas municipal elections, which will be held in May 2019.

Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) appeared on Fox News’ Fox and Friends to discuss Democrats’ refusal to fund the government and provide border security.

Joseph Chance, a local historian, will provide insight about this trail during his Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “The Goodnight-Loving Trail,” on Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Museum of South Texas History.