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State House candidate to file complaint about mailer
A state House candidate will file a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission over a mailer he claims is a “smear campaign” launched by his political opponents.
Robert Peña, an Edinburg school trustee and candidate for House District 40, said…
Betancourt has ‘big shoes to fill’ on Edinburg City Council
In his first year on the job, J.R. Betancourt expects to be under the microscope.
The 33-year-old certified public accountant was sworn into office Tuesday to fill the last year of the late Noe Garza’s term after winning Saturday’s special…
Summit aimed at luring Mexican investors to McAllen
In a sign of its evolving business relationship with Mexico, McAllen will host its first Mexican investors summit this week to attract businessmen interested in fleeing their violence-plagued country.
The conference reflects a gradual shift in…
Primary voting begins Monday
Onward to the next election.
With municipal and school district races now complete, early voting will begin Monday for Republican and Democratic primaries delayed by a lengthy legal battle over the state’s redistricting maps. The election’s odd…
La Villa mayor retains his seat
LA VILLA — Mayor Hector Elizondo narrowly won re-election Saturday night, allowing him to continue work on a project he says will aid the city’s growth.
Preliminary results had Elizondo winning by a scant 26-vote margin over his opponent, Victor…
Family at center of Edinburg race
EDINBURG — What’s in a last name?
It was the compelling question in Edinburg, where J.R. Betancourt comfortably beat his in-law, Rene Palacios, in a council race that divided the city’s premier political family.
Preliminary results had…
El Valle en camino a ser ruta estratégica para importaciones agrícolas
EDINBURG – Las compañías que compiten en el mercado de productos agrícolas han encontrado un acuerdo en común sobre una ruta estratégica en el sur de Texas.
Don Hugo Produce oficialmente abrió su centro Rio Grande Produce Park la semana…
Dueling relatives keep Edinburg race clean
Rarely in Edinburg could a Palacios style himself an outsider.
Yet that’s the position Rene Palacios is in after many relatives from Edinburg’s premier political family instead sided with an in-law for Saturday’s special election. Palacios, 37,…
Entrega Edinburg equipo a bomberos de Santiago, N.L.
Equipo usado del Departamento de Bomberos de Edinburg tendrá nueva vida en la ciudad mexicana de Santiago, Nuevo León, luego de que la ciudad texana donara el equipo a su ciudad hermana.
El equipo, que incluye casocs, chamarras y otros…
Plan to capture, reuse drainage water takes root
At a time when water is at a premium, there’s no sense in letting it go to waste.
That’s the mindset behind an innovative project taking root in the Delta, a community that bears the brunt of Hidalgo County’s flooding issues during heavy…