Good Day
Edinburg
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Good morning, Edinburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 7th of May.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ UTRGV will bring its engineering programs fully to Brownsville with 3,000 new seats this semester and full offerings in the fall (local students will no longer have to travel to Edinburg). Mayor Cowen said the change is expected to support 25,000 new jobs in the next five years. Rio Grande Guardian
- ➤ RGV LEAD is launching a summer camp for Rio Grande Valley high school students to explore construction careers + secure internships later this summer. Students must apply through the organization to participate. KRGV
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library is offering free Tai Chi Mental Health classes for adults today and next Thursday at 2 p.m. at 1906 S. Closner Blvd. PVAMU Extension Hidalgo County-FCH leads the sessions, which require no prior registration; call the Reference Department at 956-383-6246 for more details. The Edinburg Advocate
- ➤ South Texas Health System is offering low-cost mammograms (2-D at $100 and 3-D at $155) throughout May to promote early breast cancer detection in the RGV. KRGV
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Freddy Gonzalez Legacy Run 5K
7:30 a.m. — Edinburg Municipal Park — $25 for 5K, $10 for 1K — Celebrate community spirit while honoring a local hero in this inspiring run.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
~ Carl Jung
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