FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Edinburg City Councilmember Jason DeLeón; Edinburg City Councilmember Dan Díaz; Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr.; Edinburg Mayor Pro Tem Johnny García; and Edinburg City Councilmember David White. De León, Díaz, and Garza were sworn in to their respective four-year terms during ceremonies held on Monday, December 20, 2022, outside of Edinburg City Hall.
FEATURED: Cecilia Gutiérrez, a journalist and meteorologist who is a granddaughter of the late Rep. Roberto Gutiérrez, D-McAllen, is part of the KRGV Television News team which was recently named as a Finalist for Overall Excellence by the Texas Association of Broadcasters, reports attorney Omar Ochoa.
FEATURED: The proposed symbol, color scheme, and design of the football helmet and marching band hat for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The “V” stands for Vaquero, which in Spanish usually means “cowboy”.
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Ronnie Larralde, Executive Director, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce; Marissa Gómez-Martínez, MD, the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Woman of the Year; and former Rep. Verónica Gonzáles, D-McAllen, immediate Past President, Board of Directors, Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. Gómez-Martínez, a Board Certified Family Physician affiliated with DHR Health, received the annual top honor from the business organization on Thursday, October 14, 2021 during its Under The Neon Moon Installation and Awards Banquet, held at the McIntyre Promenade in Edinburg.
FEATURED: Former 464th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca (wearing glasses), an appointee of Gov. Greg Abbott, and former House District 40 state representative Aaron Peña, R-Edinburg, are the two candidates on the March 1, 2022 Republican Party Primary election for Justice, Place 3, 13th Court of Appeals, which holds court hearings in Edinburg and in Corpus Christi. The winner will face incumbent Justice Leticia Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during the November 2022 statewide election.
