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EDINBURG — Mayors from the Valley’s 47 cities gathered at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg on Thursday for an RGV Economic Summit.

EDINBURG — The city of Edinburg’s 12th annual UFO Festival kicked off its opening night on Friday, in which people across the Rio Grande Valley gathered at the Edinburg City Hall Courtyard to take part in wacky UFO activities.

EDINBURG — Lovers of Mexican art, culture and history gathered here Saturday at the courtyard of Edinburg City Hall for the 10th annual FridaFest, which honors iconic 20th century artist Frida Kahlo.

MISSION — The grounds of the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery has seen many of these ceremonies, and on Thursday morning it held another — in association with the Texas Veterans Land Board — for a veteran without a family present, but before a crowd who adopted him as their own.

McALLEN — Muggles gathered here at the McAllen Public Library on Saturday to celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with trivia and cosplay, as one does during such occasions.

Scouts from throughout the Rio Grande Valley have gathered for Camp Perry Summer Camp 2023 to earn merit badges, make rank, prepare for emergencies, care for the wounded and make new friends.

McALLEN — Hundreds of residents here crowded onto the risers along South Main Street on a sweltering Tuesday morning to take in the more than 70 patriotically decorated floats, cars, motorcycles and horses that participated in the city’s Fourth of July parade.

SAN BENITO — Resaca Fest returned to the city of San Benito with fanfare, food, fun and fireworks.

The feature film “SEEDS” wrapped up shooting in mid-June in Brownsville and Washington D.C., resulting in great memories and much anticipation for local cast and crew, three of whom spoke with The Brownsville Herald about the project.