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The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host a Homeschool Hour with the Gelman Stained Glass Museum on Wednesday, Nov.

4 at 11 a.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd., where kids will learn stained-glass history and make their own pieces (call (956) 383-6246).

Hidalgo County’s health authority warned this week that recent federal cuts have removed coverage for hundreds of thousands and led to a local health department staff reduction of more than 30 (from about 225), leaving clinics with fewer resources to serve uninsured residents.

The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library will host a family storytime with author A.M.

Berkowitz on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd., where she will read "Gigglet and Wigglet’s Alphabet Hop" for children; call (956) 383-6246 for details.

UTRGV's Nonprofit Resource Center and OneStar will host the 2026 RGV Nonprofit Summit from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.

4 at the Brownsville Events Center, with keynotes, 13 breakout speakers, sessions on governance, fundraising, and collaboration (registration $59).

UT Health RGV has expanded its Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation program in Edinburg to offer shorter 15 to 20 minute sessions, accelerated multiple-session treatment courses, and a new protocol to treat OCD, the school announced during National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month.

New Census data show Texas' median household income was $82,625 in 2025, but incomes fell in the McAllen region while over half of the state's 4.3 million renters were cost-burdened + homeowners with mortgages saw a slight rise in housing costs.

Hidalgo County Precinct 4 broke ground on a $9.5 million, 30,000-sqft Community Resource Center (10187 Carmen Avila Road) that will house the Edinburg Boys & Girls Club, a gym, classrooms, computer center, food pantry, and a Valley Metro bus stop, and is expected to take about 14 months to complete.

Therapist Martha Fernandez explains therapy for perfectionism helps people change the inner rules that drive relentless striving and teaches 'good enough' experiments to restore sleep, judgment, and relationships; seek help if perfectionism costs sleep, stalls tasks, or you hide strain (call or text 988 in a crisis).