Waiters/waitresses would be protected from having restaurants’ credit card transaction fees taken from employees’ tips under legislation by Rep. Canales
Featured, from left: Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and former Rep. Mary Ann Pérez, D-Houston, on the floor of the House of Representatives in 2013. Photography By HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY A proposal by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, would prevent Texas restaurant owners...
Texas’ oil and gas industry, war on crime legislation to be shaped by Rep. Canales through his House committee appointments
Featured, from left: Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, on Thursday, January 22, at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance. Photograph By MARK MONTEMAYOR Texas’ oil and gas industry and the state’s efforts to fight and prevent crime...
Total construction in Edinburg for 2014, not counting new facilities at UT-Pan American, valued at $120.5 million
Featured, from left: Sonia Marroquín, Assistant City Manager for Edinburg, Sofia Hernández, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, and Mayor Richard García, gather at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance for the mayor’s...
Edinburg’s December 2014 unemployment rate drops below five percent, best monthly showing in almost seven years, Edinburg EDC announces
Featured in this image during the Thursday, February 6, 2014 grand opening of the EEDC’s office in downtown Edinburg are, from left: Agustín “Gus” García, Executive Director, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation; Edinburg City Councilmember Richard Molina; Rep....
First-ever UTPA legislative internship program, set in motion by Rep. Canales, now underway at Texas Capitol for the 84th regular session
Featured in this image during the Thursday, February 6, 2014 grand opening of Rep. Terry Canales’ District Office in Edinburg, are, from left: Edinburg City Councilmember Richard Molina; Agustín "Gus" García, Executive Director, Edinburg Economic Development...
UT-RGV students would get to vote on school athletics nickname, which would be its worldwide image, under legislation filed by Rep. Canales
From left: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, Rep. Celia Israel, D-Austin; Rep. Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass; Rep. Rafael Anchía, D-Dallas; Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland; Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg; Rep. Tony Dale, R-Cedar Park; Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Ft. Worth;...
Edinburg’s retail economy in November 2014 up 6.69 percent over November 2013 – best improvement rate among Valley’s largest cities
Featured, from left: Congressman Joaquín Castro, D-San Antonio; and Mayor Richard García, President, Board of Directors, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation. Photograph by ISMAEL GARCÍA Edinburg’s retail economy for the month of November 2014 was 6.69 percent...
Panama Unit scandal sparks legislation by Rep. Canales
From left: Bernice Espinosa-Torres, Committee Clerk, House Committee on Energy Resources, and Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg. Photograph By MARK MONTEMAYOR Forged search warrants, which were used by the now-disgraced and defunct Panama Unit anti-narcotics law...
Construction in Edinburg and UT-Pan American during past two years is approaching $376 million, reports EEDC
Construction surging in Edinburg Mayor Pro Tem Elías Longoria, Jr., featured left, a former member of the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, and Francisco Fernández, M.D., the founding Dean of The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School...
Construction begins in Edinburg on first new $54 million building for University of Texas medical school
Photograph by MARCO MARTÍNEZ http://www.EDINBURGPOLITICS.com Edinburg’s key governments and businesses were among the big winners in the 2014 Monitor’s Readers’ Choice Award, according to the McAllen-based newspaper, which honored all recipients of that honor during a...
Proposal by U.S. Rep. Mónica De La Cruz, which is delayed in Congress, would create a full-service U.S. veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley
Terrence Howard, an Academy Award-nominated actor, recording artist, and entrepreneur, honored with city proclamation for his surprise visit to Edinburg, reports Mayor Omar Ochoa
Stronger public safety, improved rehabilitation for inmates, $150 million in taxpayer savings, among major improvements to Texas Department of Criminal Justice under milestone state law led by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg
DHR Health’s 2026 Resident and Fellow Graduation Ceremony produces physicians and pharmacists dedicated to providing healing, advanced health care, research, education, excellence, and compassion close to home
Edinburg Cable Network earns 2026 Silver Telly Award for holiday video “The City of Edinburg Catches the Grinch,” reports Mayor Omar Ochoa
Robert Peña, Jr., 58, former state legislative candidate, longtime Edinburg school board trustee, economic development leader, and veteran of Operation Desert Storm, passes away
Rep. Terry Canales being joined by other visionary leaders, business giants, and political trailblazers to serve on Texas Bicentennial Commission
$18 million to $20 million redevelopment of Comfort Inn and MainStay Suites latest evidence of continuing strong commercial construction in Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa announces
From blank canvas to lasting legacy: McAllen’s Nikki Rowe High School celebrates resilient young artists during art contest awards ceremony
Landmark state law led by Sen. Juan Hinojosa and Rep. Terry Canales to bring $160 million biomedical research center to Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa reveals in State of the City Address