Good morning, Edinburg.

Alamo Ventures officially rebranded from Alamo Angels today to expand its investment model and state-wide strategy across South Texas + the Rio Grande Valley.

Managing partner Sebastian Garzon said investors now can participate throughout a company’s full growth cycle.

Edinburg native Steven Escobar will film his movie, Sulema Stay Here, next year in the Valley to honor his parents and create local jobs + acting opportunities for homegrown talent.

He draws on decades of Hollywood experience and his roots in Edinburg.

UTRGV received a $5M SBA grant to boost manufacturing in the Rio Grande Valley via its Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (IAM).

The grant will train workers in robotics and digital tech, create 50 jobs, and support 250 more after a grant event on Thursday, Oct. 1 at its Edinburg campus.

South Texas College has received a $2m grant to expand its free child care at the Mid-Valley campus in Weslaco.

The grant allows the Child Development Center to enroll infants under 12 months and add two classrooms in spring, helping about 30 student parents.

CoCoRaHS volunteers in the Rio Grande Valley have collected rainfall data over the past five days to aid National Weather Service flood forecasts.

The group now has 219 volunteers but seeks more to fill data gaps — accurate readings that support local flood mitigation efforts.

Crews from Hidalgo County Precinct 1 are finishing the last stretch of a 16-mile hike and bike trail in Alamo that will connect Weslaco to San Juan by spring.

They work with local cities (Weslaco, Donna, and San Juan) to ensure safety for increased cyclist use.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the sterile screwworm fly facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg will start production by April.

The building is being constructed in record time ahead of its original end of next year plan.

Breast cancer survivor Norma Gracia credits exercise with her recovery & now leads Stronger Together Cancer Support to help local women stay active.

Founded after her stage 2 diagnosis, the group offers hope and practical guidance to those battling the disease.

Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Edinburg has launched the region’s first pediatric aerodigestive team, uniting ENT specialists+gastroenterologists+pulmonologists to treat airway, breathing, feeding and swallowing issues.

The team performed its first reconstructive surgery on a 10-year-old girl who suffered an inhalation injury and will meet monthly to coordinate care.

DHR Health reminds residents that it is the only Breast Center of Excellence south of San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Laredo + offers a $99 mammogram screening special during October to promote early detection.

Lorena Saenz Gonzalez (spouse of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez and Prevent Cancer Foundation member) urges women to schedule routine breast cancer screenings during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

She explains that early detection from checkups and yearly mammograms starting at age 40 can help save lives.