Good Day
Edinburg
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Good morning, Edinburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 24th of March.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A student-led nonprofit, Blessing Bags RGV, is fighting student food insecurity by packing 400 to 500 nonperishable bags weekly for McAllen ISD students (providing roughly 22,000 meals in two years) and volunteers are urging more donations to keep the program running. KRGV
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Gas prices in the Valley have risen nearly $1 over the past month to an average of about $3.50 per gallon due to global oil market volatility, impacting local family budgets + prompting worries of longer-term cost increases. KRGV
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Edinburg CISD Superintendent Dr. Mario H. Salinas announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the school year following months of community scrutiny and will assist the board with the leadership transition. The Edinburg Advocate
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ South Texas faces worsening drought conditions today as nearly 37% of the region is in the highest drought level and 42% is at the next-highest, affecting areas (including northern Hidalgo county) and prompting National Weather Service wildfire warnings for the week. KURV
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Federal agencies installed a 17-mile section of 12-foot buoys on March 6 in Brownsville and plan to extend the barrier to 536 miles along the Rio Grande to deter crossings. The project bypassed environmental laws and may affect river flows (raising local concerns about flooding) across several counties. KRGV
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ A gastroenterologist at DHR Health urges at-risk residents to schedule colorectal cancer screenings by discussing options such as colonoscopy and FIT tests at the Edinburg clinic (5520 Leonardo Da Vinci Dr. Suite 100) during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Rio Grande Guardian
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Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders at UTRGV Vaqueros Men's Baseball
1-4 p.m. — UTRGV Baseball Stadium — Tickets available — Enjoy a thrilling college baseball showdown between local rivals.
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Be Like Blippi Tour
2-5 p.m. — McAllen Performing Arts Center — Ticket prices vary — Experience the captivating world of Blippi Live for an unforgettable family outing.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
~ Les Brown
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