Good Day
Mission
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
Good morning, Mission. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 22nd of April.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ RGV Startup Week 2025 kicks off April 25 in Harlingen with a three-day Startup Boot Camp at the TSTC Welcome Center—offering free training and sessions like a Vicente Fox fireside chat in Brownsville on April 28. Mission will host trade discussions on May 1—opening its USPTO Patent and Trademark Resources Center with lunch sponsored by Harmony Insurance. MyRGV.com
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Two Edinburg women were arrested Sunday after re-entering the country in a stolen vehicle tracked via a mobile app to the Progreso Port of Entry — 22-year-old Rodriguez and 18-year-old Zapata — and face auto theft charges. MyRGV.com
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ TxDOT closed the westbound ITA ramp near Sugar Road on April 21 and will keep it closed until April 25 to repair concrete and railings; the frontage road is reduced to a single lane (drivers in Hidalgo County should allow extra travel time). FOX RGV
- ➤ Early voting for the May 3 election begins today in the Valley, with Hidalgo County polling sites open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Cameron County locations open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.—mail ballot applications must be received by today. MyRGV.com
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Channel 5 News, Noticias RGV and Take 5 are educating local residents about diabetes prevention and treatment this April while offering a 360-degree look at the diabetes epidemic in both English and Spanish. South Texas Health System spokesman Tom Castaneda explains the ABCs of managing diabetes and HEB with South Texas Health Systems are offering free diabetes screenings in April — a bilingual effort — to help residents learn about their health risks. KRGV
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The UTRGV baseball team sits third in the Southland Conference standings after losing two out of three games to Southeastern and now has six conference games remaining; the team will play Incarnate Word today and host McNeese this weekend—hoping to improve their season record. KRGV
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Watermelon Festival & BBQ Cook Off
2-11 p.m. — Alamo Sports Complex — Free entry — Celebrate with great food, games, and community spirit at the Watermelon Festival.
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A Run to Remember
12:00 AM — Bentsen Palm Community Park — Various registration fees apply — Participate in a community-focused 5K and 1 Mile Walk event.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
~ Abraham Lincoln
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