FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, and Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza, Jr., who were on hand on Friday, August 5, 2022 during public ceremonies in Edinburg to recognize major advancements in the delivery of medical and...

Issues affecting job growth and public safety – featuring what to do about the disturbing recent trend of increasing annual deaths of motorists on Texas highways, the coming of self-driving commercial trucks, and the supply chain affecting such vehicles and the 12 seaports in Texas – will be discussed by the Texas House Committee on Transportation in a public hearing on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in Brownsville.

The famous saying “Hope springs eternal” usually means a person who wishes for something to happen, although it seems unlikely.

But that is not the case for the 16th Annual “Fishing for Hope” Tournament, organized by DHR Health and which will take place at South Padre Island. The charitable event is anticipated to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit the Hope Family Health Center of McAllen.

Key state legislative priorities that will directly affect the Rio Grande Valley when the Texas Legislature begins its 140-day regular session in early January 2023 will be previewed on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, during a free public meeting – which will also be broadcast live throughout Texas and beyond – that will take place at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.

A special Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, “DOLORES HUERTA: Revolution in the Fields/Revolución en los Campos,” will be on display at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts through Saturday, October 1, 2022.