FEATURED: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, seated at his desk on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives in the Texas Capitol in the spring of 2025. On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the Edinburg attorney was reelected to an eighth two-year term, securing more than 32,000 votes (75 percent of the total) in his bid for House District 40. House District 40 features most of Edinburg, and all or portions of northern rural Hidalgo County, the cities of Pharr, San Juan, Murillo, Elsa, Doolittle (CDP), San Carlos (CDP), Lópezville (CDP), La Blanca (CDP), César Chávez (CDP), McAllen, Linn (CDP), and La Coma Heights (CDP).
FEATURED: Village in the Valley (ViVa), a McAllen-based organization whose stated mission is elevating and uniting the Black community while connecting cultures in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), recently announced its 2026-2027 Executive Board. “ViVa has always been about creating connections, celebrating our history and culture, and building opportunities for our community,” said Co-Presidents Marsha Terry and Dr. Theresa Gatling. “We are grateful for the leaders who have stepped forward to serve and excited about what we can accomplish together in the year ahead.”
FEATURED, CENTER: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appears at a press conference regarding Trump Accounts on Monday, August 31, 2026 at the AT&T Hotel in Austin. On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Cruz celebrated the passage of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure would require auto makers to include AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge, reports Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa.
FEATURED: At the age of 21, Marine Sergeant Alfredo ‘Freddy’ González of Edinburg was killed during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. For his actions defending his platoon that day, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Later, in 1996, in tribute to his actions a U.S. Navy warship, the USS González, was named after him. In early November 2025, U.S. Rep. Mónica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg, filed a measure in Congress, the Sgt. Alfredo ‘Freddy’ González Memorial Veterans Hospital Act, calling on the federal government to create a full-service U.S. veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley that would carry his name.
FEATURED FROM LEFT: Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa, Academy Award-nominated actor, recording artist, and entrepreneur Terrence Howard, and Edinburg First Lady Leah Wise. Howard, who is involved in several publicized business ventures, including entertainment technology, alternative science, and aerospace sectors [1], paid visits to deep South Texas, including Edinburg City Hall and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, beginning on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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.
