The Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg, formerly the privately-owned, soccer-specific H-E-B Park – a sports and entertainment complex located at 616 South Raúl Longoria Road – is awaiting consideration and final approval for $55 million in improvements

Journalists, elected and appointed public officials, and the general public in the Rio Grande Valley will have the opportunity to hear expert presentations on the Texas Public Information Act and the Texas Open Meetings Act during the Open Government Seminar, hosted by Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortéz, to be held in Edinburg on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, reports South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa

In an effort to address the growing need for mental health professionals in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas Sen. Morgan LaMantia on Thursday, August 1, 2024, announced that The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), Stars Scholarship Fund and the LaMantia family are joining forces to increase the number of Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) serving the region.

Transparency in local and state governments has been improved thanks to legislation in 2023 by Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, which made clear the 10-business day deadline for government officials to release public records requested by citizens, or require that those bureaucrats and politicians justify to the Office of the Texas Attorney General why they cannot do so, according to South Texas attorney Omar Ochoa.

Two University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seniors – Matthew Rodríguez from Pharr and Anthony Hernández from Edinburg – spent their final undergraduate semester during 2024 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Archer Fellowship Program, interning for the Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, D-Brooklyn, New York.

ECMO – the acronym for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program – represents yet another major milestone in the mission and vision by DHR Health to create a world-class health system for deep South Texas.