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HARLINGEN — Hundreds of dazzling pinatas are ready to burst open as organizers gear up for the city’s first Fiesta de Pinatas on Sept. 16, set to launch one of Harlingen’s biggest events stretching from downtown to La Placita.

The Game Changers McTX is preparing for its 10th annual “Operation RGV Cares” event.

Chispa — the Latino imprint established by Scout Comics and Mucho Más Media — has announced the publication schedule for “The Thirteen: Origins.”

MyRGV.com has compiled dozens of community events planned throughout the Rio Grande Valley area from September to October 2023.

Local artist Jesse James, who painted the new “Welcome to Brownsville” downtown mural, will be the guest speaker at an “Artist Talk” event hosted by the City of Brownsville in collaboration with the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art.

The Mission Historical Museum Lecture Series will present the Leagues of Our Own closing ceremony with exhibit curator Manuel Hinojosa from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at 900 Doherty Ave. in Mission.

Celebrate the Rio Grande Valley’s natural and cultural history Thursday Nights at Quinta Mazatlán from September 2023 to May 2024. Mark your calendar for a new program each week.

Residents in the Rio Grande Valley have never forgotten those lost on 9/11.

Federal, state and local law enforcement joined first responders Monday morning at the Veterans International Bridge to remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when local officials announce the celebrity guests for the McAllen Holiday Parade. And they’re familiar faces.