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).