FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and Rep. Ryan Guillén, R-Rio Grande City. In this image, Canales addresses fellow state lawmakers from the fixed microphone on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives chamber in the Texas Capitol during the 89th regular session in 2025.
FEATURED: Dr. Jessica Guajardo Martin, Designated Institutional Officer (DIO), General Medical Education (GME), DHR Health, addresses medical residents, fellows, and pharmacy residents during the recent 2026 Resident and Fellow Graduation Ceremony by DHR Health held at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance. “To our graduates: you leave here more than physicians, you leave as clinicians, scholars, educators and leaders – prepared not only to practice medicine, but to shape it,” she said. “You carry forward the mission and values of DHR Health and the responsibility to serve with compassion, integrity, and excellence.”
FEATURED: Christmas 2025 memories came flashing back in late May 2026 when South Texans learned that the Edinburg Cable Network was named a 2026 Silver Telly Winner by the Telly Awards, a premier international awards programs that honors excellence in video and television across all screens, reports Mayor Omar Ochoa.
FEATURED: Robert Peña, Jr., 58, a former Edinburg Democratic state legislative candidate, longtime school board trustee, economic development leader, and veteran of Operation Desert Storm, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, passed away. He was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the Texas House of Representatives, which was won by current Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. Peña is also known for serving as a member of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) from 2008 to 2020, including holding the positions of president and vice president of that governing board.
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FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Sen. Adán “Adam” Hinojosa, R-Corpus Christi, on Thursday, March 24, 2026, at the McAllen Performing Arts Center. The three Rio Grande Valley leaders were on hand for the announcement by Valeo, a French multinational automotive supplier, that the company is going to build in McAllen a $225 million project involving a 337,000-square-foot facility focused on advanced automotive technology. It is reported to be the largest single industrial investment in Hidalgo County history.
FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Former Edinburg mayors Ramiro Garza, Jr. and Joe Ochoa, Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa, and Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during Mayor Omar Ochoa’s State of the City Address at the Edinburg Arts, Culture, and Events (ACE) Center on Thursday, April 9, 2026. A city announcement on Thursday, May 7, 2026 that an $18 million to $20 million redevelopment of the existing Comfort Inn and MainStay Suites, located at 4001 S. Closner Boulevard in Edinburg, will be taking place is the latest evidence of the continuing strength of commercial construction in the four-time All-America City, said Mayor Omar Ochoa. Former Mayor Joe Ochoa and Mayor Omar Ochoa are father and son.
