Notable shifts with profound implications are underway in higher education and other post-secondary training across the country.

he Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) announced that Swig, a fast-growing beverage brand known for its customizable dirty sodas, has selected Edinburg for its first location in the Rio Grande Valley.

Alberto Ramirez, a teacher at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Early College High School, has received a $2,000 grant from Voya Financial’s 2026 Unsung Heroes awards program for an innovative project that will give students hands-on experience in engineering, construction and project management.

Hidalgo County residents and members of the media will have an opportunity Thursday to observe the testing of voting equipment that will be used in the Nov. 3, 2026, General and Local Entities Elections.

The Office of the Texas Secretary of State today referred 117 cases to the Office of the Attorney General for investigation of potential noncitizen voting. This action is part of a larger update on Texas’ ongoing efforts to review voter citizenship ahead of the Nov. 3 Election.

The Advocacy Alliance Center of Texas NOW, Inc., launched its Rally the Vote campaign during a luncheon that brought together community representatives from the Rio Grande Valley.

The event was part of TVC’s Grants Across Texas Tour, highlighting organizations across the state that are putting FVA grant funding to work for Texas veterans and their families. The Governor was joined at the grant presentation by Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda, TVC Executive Director Thomas Palladino, TVC Deputy Executive Director Shawn Deabay, grant recipients, veterans, and other local leaders.

A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Georgia charging five defendants for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program to fraudulently obtain worker visas and smuggle aliens into the United States.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the arrest of seven noncitizens who had been indicted for illegal activity related to the 2024 general election.

The City of Brownsville is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Environmental Task Force, an advisory board intended to support the City Commission in evaluating environmental sustainability, community resilience, and other considerations related to development in Brownsville.