Good morning, Edinburg.

Cameron County officials held a ribbon cutting last Friday at Olmito Nature Park near I-69E off Hayes Road and launched the park's new kayak facility.

Future plans include RV sites opening in six to seven weeks and a nature center breaking ground before the end of the year.

Kaytlen Moreno made history as the first girl to earn a full flag football scholarship and received a city proclamation on Aug.

5. She will head to Hendrix College in Arkansas next week.

Dr. Guy Bailey (UTRGV president) will be honored at the 47th annual Collage Gala on Aug.

28 at the McAllen Convention Center Exhibit Hall; funds raised will support art and science education in the Rio Grande Valley.

A new TEA rule will limit school districts' ability to close struggling schools.

The rule assigns a closed school's failing grades to the school that absorbs most students + will take effect on Sunday, with letter grades released Friday.

RGV Desal plans to build a $1 billion desalination plant on South Padre Island to supply water for local cities, as engineering is underway and permits are pending, while US Desal and IDE Technologies set pricing (with costs influenced by customer distance).

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott came to Edinburg yesterday to watch Border Patrol agents launch drones to identify the New World screwworm in South Texas.

The drones will scan livestock for infected wounds, as officials investigate 45 reports since early June.

Dr. Gabriela Villanueva of New Horizon Health Center in Brownsville said that postpartum psychosis—a rare condition with hallucinations and mood swings—differs from common baby blues and depression.

She urged new mothers to speak with their OBGYN and for families to care for moms as well as their babies.