The existing eastbound Cesar Chavez Road exit ramp at I-2 will close permanently starting Friday, June 9 at 11 p.m. Eastbound commuters needing to access the frontage road in this area can instead use the Nebraska/Raul Longoria Road exit ramp.
The City of Edinburg is pleased to announce the upcoming Edinburg Filipino Fest, to be held on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium located at 200 N. 7th Ave, just behind Edinburg City Hall. The festival will offer a glimpse of Filipino culture through an evening filled with music, dance, delicious food, and cultural presentations.
Both Fox News and Breitbart. com reported last week that five suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel were captured on this side of the border near the small town of Fronton in Starr County. What ratchets up the story is that fact that they were carrying tactical gear, and at least two of them were carrying AR-15-style rifles.
The City of Pharr appointed Juan F. Gonzalez as Chief of Police for the Pharr Police Department.
According to a reliable county source, the work being done by Houston- based Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., or WJE, hired to assess the problems that still need fixing inside the $180-plus million “new courthouse,” is still ongoing.
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