Maritza Gonzalez, founder and director of the Texas Healthcare Alliance Chamber of Commerce, recognized Texas Oncology’s continued investment in Rio Grande Valley cancer care during the Sept. 29 grand opening of the Texas Oncology McAllen West clinic.

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.

Artificial intelligence could sharply reduce staffing inside automobile dealership Business Development Centers within the next two years, according to a prediction from Car Dealership Guy founder and CEO Yossi J. Levi.

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.

McAllen Public Library has announced that its annual South Texas Book Festival is expanding under a new name, the South Texas International Book Festival, with international guests and a series of October programs leading to the main festival on Oct. 24.

exas Oncology’s new McAllen West clinic is designed to shorten the distance between Rio Grande Valley cancer patients and the testing and treatment they need, Dr. Guillermo Lazo, area medical director for the Rio Grande Valley, said during the facility’s Sept. 29 grand opening.

Texas Oncology’s expansion in McAllen represents a renewed commitment to providing cancer patients in the Rio Grande Valley access to advanced care without requiring them to leave their communities, Dr. Steven Paulson said during the Sept. 29 grand opening of Texas Oncology McAllen West.