With Memorial Day around the corner, the City of Edinburg invites the public to gather in remembrance during its annual Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony on Friday.
By Gregg Wendorf | Advance News Journal
How ironic that a term still deemed offensive today in the Rio Grande Valley — “Wetback” — was considered normal in the summer of 1954 when then-President Dwight Eisenhower launched “Operation Wetback,” which used military style tactics to remove Mexican immigrants from along the U.S./Mexico border, including the Rio Grande Valley.
By Gregg Wendorf | Advance News Journal
Unfortunately, like bad road kill, they exist. Bad politicians that is, with “bad” being defined as “crooked.” In other words, a politician, man or woman, who can be bribed if the price is right.
By P.J. Hernandez | Advance News Journal
The Rio Grande Valley’s best softball team is still running with the best in the state as they took home the regional championship this past weekend in Corpus Christi.
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The Pharr Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC), will host Doing Business in Pharr, an upcoming business roundtable designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners better understand how to start and grow within the city.
By Special To The Advance
The Board of Commissioners for Pharr met for its regular meeting last week. In that meeting, they addressed an agenda, that included several highlights.
By Special To The Advance
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week that the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
By Gary Borders | Texas Press Association
News
Suburban Houston resident admits to killing bald eagle HOUSTON — A 42-yearold man who resides in Porter has entered a guilty plea to shooting and causing the death of a protected species, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck.
Santos Guerrero admitted he shot a bald eagle at his residence Oct. 11, 2024.
A city announcement on Thursday, May 7, 2026 that an $18 million to $20 million redevelopment will be taking place of the existing Comfort Inn and MainStay Suites, located at 4001 S. Closner Boulevard, is the latest evidence of the continuing strength of commercial construction in the fourtime All-America City, said Mayor Omar Ochoa.
Binning Hospitality LLC will transform those properties into a Staybridge Suites and Holiday Inn, creating 47 full-time jobs.
By David A. Díaz Special To The Advance
With Memorial Day around the corner, the City of Edinburg invites the public to gather in remembrance during its annual Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony on Friday.
The event is slated to start at 10 a.m. at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium. If you’re wondering where that is, it’s located just behind City Hall.
The city said that the ceremony will be “meaningful” for the sentimental moment that comes with remembering those who have fallen.
By Staff Report | Advance News Journal
Sports
Similar to their softball counterpart, the PSJA Bears’ baseball squad is seeing success in the postseason.
The Bears this past weekend defeated the Austin Westlake Chaparrals in a three-game series to advance to the Regional Finals for Class 6A — or more easily known as the Elite Eight.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
UTRGV eliminated, season comes to end
The UTRGV Vaqueros (26-29, 17-13) are officially done with the season after losing two straight games in the Southland Conference Tournament that took place this past weekend.
UTRGV was locked in as a No. 3 seed despite the rollercoaster of a regular season, they finished near the top of the SLC standings.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
And the beat goes on.
The Rio Grande Valley’s best softball team is still running with the best in the state as they took home the regional championship this past weekend in Corpus Christi.
The PSJA Bears out of San Juan matched up against one of the best teams in the state with Dripping Springs for the Class 6A Region IV championship — or more easily known, the Elite Eight.
By P.J. Hernandez | Advance News Journal
Opinion
Donald Trump’s book, “The Art of the Deal,” has been translated into Chinese and is probably read voraciously by people in leadership positions within that country.
By Tom Haughey Advance News Journal
Currently, in my Kindle library, I have two books on Abe Lincoln.
One is considered by scholars to be the best biography ever written about our 16th president — “Lincoln” — written by David Herbert Donald, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer.
The other is a collection of the letters written by Lincoln — “Abraham Lincoln – Complete Works.”
By Gregg Wendorf Advance News Journal
Why more people in the RGV aren’t outraged over the actions of ICE, I have no idea.
Despite the deteriorating economy, the cost of the insane Iran War and crazy tariffs that have driven up consumer costs, they still love President Donald Trump and his army of deranged sycophants in government.
I’m not a fan of most Democrats either, but compared to what today’s GOP is doing, anything the Dems have ever done pales in comparison.
By Gregg Wendorf | Advance News Journal
Lifestyle
A certain young man had a father who gave him a warm and safe home, food to eat, and most of all his love and loyalty. The young man could have lived happily ever after, but he did not like the house rules. He wanted to be on his own.
The father thought otherwise; he knew the young man needed more maturity and respect for boundaries. The father was convinced His son would only be at odds with himself, utterly unhappy with a freedom that knew no fear, limits, or concern for others.
By Chris Voss First Christian Church
This isn’t a misprint.
Lovely June, a parti-colored pooch, and Kala, and sweet and good looking Akita/Husky tri-color male, are here at Cinderella Pet Rescue, right now, hoping to be adopted soon, preferably before the month of June arrives.
By Cory Raymond Cinderella Pet Rescue
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a leader in the German church called the Confessional Church, was arrested by the Gestapo in April 1943. (The Gestapo was the ruthless and murderous Nazi war machine’s secret police during World War II.)
A year later, Bonhoeffer was jailed in Berlin’s Tegel prison. Bonhoeffer was later hung by the Nazis at Flossenburg concentration camp only a few days before the camp was liberated by the allies.
By Chris Voss | First Christian Church
Obituaries
Anselmo “Chemo” Zuniga, 83, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026, at his residence in Pharr.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Feliciano and Valvina Zuniga; his brothers, Pedro, Rodolfo, Edelmiro, Feliciano Jr., and Arturo Zuniga; and his sister, San Juana Zuniga.
Ireneo “Nene” Sanchez, a lifelong resident of Pharr, was born on January 14, 1940, to Tomas and Margarita (Herebia) Sanchez. He passed away on Feb. 26, 2026, at the age of 86, at the hospital following a brief illness.
Nene was preceded in death by his baby sister, Olivia Sanchez; his beloved mother and father; his sister, Maria Luisa “Chita” Sanchez; and his sister, Margarita “Mague” Sanchez.
Far too young, Dr. Lawrence Gelman passed away last week from an unexpected heart attack at the relatively young age of 74.
One of the original founders of DHR Health, Gelman was a man of many passions – in both medicine and art, which included the Gelman Stained Glass Museum in San Juan.
By Gregg Wendorf | Advance News Journal
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SAN JUAN — The PSJA Bears, who are arguably the best team in the RGV, won their first postseason game against the Harlingen Cardinals on Thursday by the score of 13-0.
The second game is set for Harlingen on Friday. If there is a third game needed, it will be on Saturday in San Juan at 1 p.m.
The UTRGV Vaqueros (5-8. 0-3) took a regular season series against the Texas Southern University Tigers during a home stretch in Edinburg.
On Wednesday, the Vaqueros took the commanding win, 10-4. The night before that, they won 5-3.
This weekend, starting on Friday, UTRGV will host a Southland Conference three-game series against New Orleans University.
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