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…

Christmas 2025 memories came flashing back in 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.

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.

Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, is being joined by other visionary leaders, business giants, and political trailblazers to serve on the Texas Bicentennial Commission, following an announcement by Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, May 18, 2026.

FEATURED, FROM LEFT: F ormer 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,…

A well-attended crowd filled Nikki Rowe High School’s gymnasium on Thursday evening, April 30, 2026 for the awards ceremony of the “A Soul’s Journey: The Resilient Artist” art contest, where student works sparked both admiration and purchase offers from patrons. 

One of the many results of a landmark state law, led in 2013 by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, will be a $160 million biomedical research center that will be built in Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa revealed in his recent State of the City Address.

The non-profit Holistic Organic Practical Education (HOPE) for Small Farm Sustainability, headquartered in Harlingen, on Monday, March 30, 2026 announced that it was among 49 out of 50 organizations nationwide recently notified that it’s $7.4 million federal grant has been cancelled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Maricela “Mari” De León, MPA, CPM, whose extensive public service credentials also include more than 20 years of professional experience in the Texas Legislature, higher education, and economic development, on Monday, March 9, 2026 was selected Executive Director, Rio Grande Valley LEAD (Linking Economic and Academic Development). 

The DHR Health Transplant Institute, opened in Edinburg in 2017, remains a highly-regarded, specialized center in Texas and is the only CMS and UNOS-certified kidney transplant program in the Rio Grande Valley, according to Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa.