Category: Hidalgo County
Sweet success: chocolate factory in Hidalgo
Daniel Williams, a chocolate producer at Mozna Chocolate, explains to visitors the grinding process of cocoa during an April 20 tour at the chocolate factory in Hidalgo. Grinding is the process by which cacao nibs[more...]
New $8M health-care facility in Edinburg
Eduardo “Eddie” Olivarez (center), chief administrative officer for the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services, leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the Hidalgo County Public Health Facility, located at 1211 S. 28th Ave. in Edinburg.[more...]
Texas primaries end, now what?
Hidalgo County voters stand in line to cast a ballot March 5 outside the UTRGV Student Academic Center on the Edinburg campus. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER The official Texas primary results for the Hidalgo and Cameron[more...]
Terminan las primarias de Texas, ¿y ahora qué?
Los votantes del condado de Hidalgo hacen fila para emitir su voto el 5 de marzo afuera del Centro Académico Estudiantil de UTRGV en el campus de Edinburg. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER Los resultados primarios oficiales[more...]
Unofficial voting results: Texans cast ballots in primary election
Hidalgo County voters stand in line to cast a ballot Tuesday outside the UTRGV Student Academic Center on the Edinburg campus. Angel Ballesteros/THE RIDER Updated 1:10 PM March 7. Tuesday’s unofficial results for the Hidalgo and[more...]
Las elecciones marcan récord de participación: 2,5 millones de tejanos votan
[metaslider id=39444 cssclass=""] Los votantes de Texas fueron a las urnas el martes pasado, dando luz verde a 13 de las 14 enmiendas constitucionales estatales propuestas, incluido un aumento en la exención de impuestos a[more...]
Texans vote on constitutional amendments
[metaslider id=39346 cssclass=""] Texas voters cast their ballot Tuesday night, apparently giving the green light to 13 of the 14 proposed amendments, including an increase in the homestead exemption for property taxes, and rejecting an[more...]
A proposal to relocate the ‘happiest place on earth’
Isabel Morales/THE RIDER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez has written an open letter to Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger, encouraging him to relocate Walt Disney World Resort to the Rio Grande Valley, which[more...]
Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 proposing a $195M bond issue
ISABEL MORALES/THE RIDER GRAPHIC With May 6 elections in local entities less than three weeks away, early voting begins today and ends May 2, with 24 polling sites across Hidalgo County. The Annex Room located[more...]
Hidalgo County proposes $195 million drainage bond issue
[metaslider id=36604 cssclass=""] Hidalgo County residents will vote on May 6 regarding a proposed $195 million 2023 drainage bond issue program, which will improve the community drainage system and protect more than $17.8 billion in[more...]