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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 13

Hidalgo County lays out a jobs plan, and Valley cities ace a Blue Zones test

Plus, McAllen's food truck park gets a new closing date.

The Good Day Edinburg team2 stories13 sources5 min read

Hidalgo CountyTop story

Hidalgo County leaders outline plans for jobs, manufacturing and keeping young talent

Hidalgo County lost the most residents to Corpus Christi

Source: Texas Border Business

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Value
Corpus Christi990
San Antonio860
Dallas480
Houston446
Austin33

If you've wondered how the county plans to grow good jobs, County Judge Richard Cortez, Mario Reyna and Skylar C. Howell laid it out at a McAllen Citizens League luncheon. Cortez said the strategy centers on education, employment and better opportunities for low-income residents. He also cited migration figures showing net population losses to several Texas cities.

Reyna, who leads the Prosperity Task Force and , said the region's poverty rate has declined from 26.9% to 24.2%, though he didn't say over what period. RioPlex pitches South Texas and northern Mexico as one economic region to attract industrial investment.

  • Manufacturing: fewer than 3% of Valley workers, versus about 6% statewide
  • Future Leaders Council: 16 young professionals, ages 21 to 27
  • Youth survey on data centers: report due to commissioners by year's end
  • Study of young residents' priorities: planned by end of 2027

The Valley's poverty rate has fallen to 24.2%

24.2%
Valley poverty rate, down from 26.9%
3.5 million
residents RioPlex represents
$5,000
from South Texas Health System to Texas A&M's McAllen center

Sources: Texas Border Business, MyRGV.com

On the workforce side, South Texas Health System donated $5,000 to the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen to support students and help build a pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals.

Health

Harlingen, Brownsville and Weslaco earn high Blue Zones readiness scores ahead of a 2027 rollout

If you've heard about , here's the local news. Harlingen, Brownsville and Weslaco earned high marks in readiness assessments ahead of a multi-year public health effort across the Valley that starts in early 2027. Brownsville's city release puts its own score at 4.53.

Harlingen posted the top Blue Zones readiness score

Sources: Rio Grande Guardian, KRGV

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Harlingen4.57
Brownsville4.54
Weslaco4.46

Blue Zones works with local governments, businesses and schools to make the healthy choice the easy one. Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda wants to build on trail projects and add a commercial kitchen to the planned recreation center.

  • Brownsville engaged 43 local organizations in its assessment
  • More than 194 people attended Brownsville's community keynote
  • Brownsville's Tu Salud ¡Sí Cuenta! has up to $60,000 through Sept. 30, 2027
  • That program reports a nearly 11% drop in local diabetes rates

Blue Zones plans for the Valley start taking shape

  1. Nov. 2026Organizers plan to wrap up sponsorship agreements.
  2. Jan. 2027Harlingen expects to unveil project plans, timelines and rollout dates.
  3. Early 2027The multi-year effort begins across the Valley.
  4. Sept. 2027Brownsville's extended Tu Salud ¡Sí Cuenta! program is funded through this day.

Sources: Rio Grande Guardian, KRGV, Texas Border Business

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News Notes

Food truck park

The McAllen Chamber of Commerce Food Truck Park, which opened in summer 2015 at 10 N. Broadway, was set to close Dec. 14. McAllen City Commissioner Michael Fallek said it will now close Jan. 14, 2027, keeping it open through the holidays. Fallek said the city is "actively looking for other sites to potentially allow the continuation of these businesses." The park opened in summer 2015. KRGVTexas Border Business

Edinburg park

Edinburg Municipal Park will get LED lighting on all 150 of its lights, the city's parks and recreation department said. The city is paying for the $21,000 project. KRGV

$21,000city-paid LED upgrade for Edinburg Municipal Park's 150 lights

The city's parks and recreation department says the project should be done in December 2027.

Source: KRGV

Deer meat

If you have leftover deer meat, the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley's program wants it. Drop it at Aguilar's Meat Market or Vera's Meat Market on University Drive in Edinburg. KRGV

Sharyland ISD

Sharyland ISD raised the monthly premium for its self-funded health insurance, the first of several planned increases. The district reported a $3.8 million deficit in its health insurance fund earlier this school year. Progress Times

State champ

Weslaco East junior Alexander Nava won the boys 5A cross country state title, and the Wildcats finished as state runners-up as a team. "It's good to surprise myself," he said. KRGV

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Edcouch is turning Highway 107 into a homemade Christmas gallery. The city is holding its first-ever yard display contest, and residents have until Wednesday, Dec. 2, to enter. Displays need to be at least four feet tall, and the city will plant them along the highway for a shot at one of three prizes. Start sketching, Valley crafters.

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  5. Sun., Nov. 8CBP holds a Weslaco hiring session Thursday, plus butterflies in Mission
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Hidalgo County lays out a jobs plan, and Valley cities ace a Blue Zones test

Plus, McAllen's food truck park gets a new closing date.

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  1. Hidalgo County leaders outline plans for jobs and young talent
  2. Harlingen, Brownsville and Weslaco score high on Blue Zones
  3. Would you join a Blue Zones-style program? Tell us
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