Titans of the Texas Legislature

06/17/2026

Edinburg Cable Network earns 2026 Silver Telly Award for holiday video “The City of Edinburg Catches the Grinch,” reports Mayor Omar Ochoa

Christmas 2025 memories came flashing back in May 2026 when South Texans learned that the Edinburg Cable Network was named a 2026 Silver Telly Winner by the Telly Awards, a premier international awards programs that honors excellence in video and television across all screens, reports Mayor Omar Och...

05/29/2026

Robert Peña, Jr., 58, former state legislative candidate, longtime Edinburg school board trustee, economic development leader, and veteran of Operation Desert Storm, passes away

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.

05/21/2026

Rep. Terry Canales being joined by other visionary leaders, business giants, and political trailblazers to serve on Texas Bicentennial Commission

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.

05/18/2026

$18 million to $20 million redevelopment of Comfort Inn and MainStay Suites latest evidence of continuing strong commercial construction in Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa announces

FEATURED, FROM LEFT: Former Edinburg mayors Ramiro Garza, Jr. and Joe Ochoa, Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa, and Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during Mayor

05/04/2026

From blank canvas to lasting legacy: McAllen’s Nikki Rowe High School celebrates resilient young artists during art contest awards ceremony

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.

04/18/2026

Landmark state law led by Sen. Juan Hinojosa and Rep. Terry Canales to bring $160 million biomedical research center to Edinburg, Mayor Omar Ochoa reveals in State of the City Address

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.

04/03/2026

Rep. Terry Canales to help fight decision by Trump Administration to cut $7.4 million from HOPE for Small Farm Sustainability in the Valley

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. De...

03/23/2026

Maricela “Mari” De León, MPA, CPM, with more than 20 years experience in the Texas Legislature, higher education, and economic development, selected Executive Director, Rio Grande Valley LEAD (Linking Economic and Academic Development)

https://edinburgpolitics.com/2026/03/23/maricela-mari-de-leon-rio-grande-valley-lead-director/

02/20/2026

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, recently named a 2025 Legislative Champion by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, was recently named a 2025 Legislative Champion by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, which is a state agency led by a 27-member board – appointed by the governor – that includes people with developmental disabilities, family members, a...

02/13/2026

Rep. Canales, Mayor Ochoa pay tribute to David Chavana, the “runner, icon, and the heart behind the Valley’s largest race, the Edinburg All-America City David Chavana 10k Run/Walk”

Graciela Moreno Chavana on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 was presented a framed House of Representatives Memorial Resolution – along with a Texas State Flag flown over the Texas State Capitol in Austin – both honoring her late husband, David Arnoldo Chavana, from Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, in t...