
Weslaco strengthens bid for airport designation despite Edinburg’s opposition and rival proposal
Dr. Bin Fu, assistant professor in Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas-Pan American, has become the second faculty member on the Edinburg campus to receive the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honor, the Faculty Early Career...

Weslaco airport legislation by Rep. Martínez set for House committee hearing on Wednesday, April 8
Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner Sylvia Handy, shown here in early December 2008 successfully championing the extension of the proposed Hidalgo County Loop through her district, on Thursday, April 2, was named in a six-county indictment charging her, her spouse,...

Proposed airport designation could elevate Weslaco’s reputation as the Valley’s Homeland Security City
South Texas College has honored the commitment to education in Starr County of founding board member Manuel Benavidez Jr., who passed away on Saturday, March 28, by naming the college’s new Starr County Campus Rural Technology Center in his honor. Benavidez, who...

Interim President Sorber updates UTPA Alumni Association on plan for $70 million fine arts facility
Former Edinburg Mayor Pro Tem Alfredo "Fred" Longoria, a native son, successful businessman, and longtime community leader who helped transform what many considered to be a sleepy border town in the early 1990s into a major economic force for South Texas...

Sen. Hinojosa: Edinburg RAHC set up for dramatic growth; could add first two years of medical school
Edinburg City Councilmember Augustín "Gus" García, featured left, makes a point during the Wednesday, March 4 public meeting of the Edinburg Community Health/Medical Care Advisory Committee, whose members received an update on the activities and goals of the...

Edinburg 2008 construction drops $45 million from 2007, with new homes down by more than 50 percent
Rep. Aaron Peña, D-Edinburg, featured second from left, on Wednesday, March 4, presented legislation that would create a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley. His measure, along with similar, but separate plans by Rep. Armando "Mando" Martínez,...




















