🌱 How Edinburg’s Bank On INT internships could jump‑start local banking careers

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In today's newsletter:

• How Edinburg’s Bank On INT internships could jump‑start local banking careers
• Why did Edinburg’s sales tax revenue plunge nearly 43% in May?
• DHR Health to honor new doctors and pharmacists in Edinburg Saturday

Also on today's calendar: Dance: Ouroboros 2026.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 78.
• Sunday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 90 and low of 79 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Julian Alvarez Calls for Greater Financial Literacy and Banking Career Awareness (texasborderbusiness.com) — Edinburg leaders are expanding the Bank On INT paid internship program, giving local UTRGV students hands‑on banking experience with regional financial institutions. City of Edinburg, EEDC, and UTRGV are partnering to boost financial literacy and expose high school and college students to careers in banking. Organizers say the program strengthens the Rio Grande Valley’s homegrown talent pipeline.
   

2. MAP: Where Rio Grande Valley shoppers spent the most money in May (valleycentral.com) — Edinburg shoppers generated about $3.4 million in May sales tax allocations, but that figure is down nearly 43% from last year, the steepest drop in the Valley. While McAllen and Pharr saw growth, Edinburg now tops a growing list of cities experiencing year‑over‑year declines, raising questions about how inflation and changing spending patterns are hitting local businesses.
   

3. DHR Health to Host Graduation Ceremony for Resident, Fellow Physicians and Resident Pharmacists (riograndeguardian.com) — DHR Health will celebrate its graduating medical residents, fellows, and pharmacy residents this Saturday, June 13, at noon at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Paseo Del Prado. The ceremony honors physicians and pharmacists completing rigorous specialty training programs that support the region’s healthcare needs. Family members, faculty, and hospital leaders will gather to recognize their transition into independent practice.
   

4. Feds seize nearly 100 pounds of cocaine in Edinburg (valleycentral.com) — State troopers in Edinburg recently stopped a van and uncovered nearly 100 pounds of cocaine plus additional suspected drugs hidden in speaker boxes and fire extinguishers. The driver, a San Juan resident, was detained after briefly fleeing on foot and now faces a federal cocaine distribution charge carrying a possible 10‑years‑to‑life sentence.
   

5. Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office Applauded for Cockfighting Bust In Edinburg, Texas (animalwellnessaction.org) — Law enforcement in the Edinburg area recently broke up an alleged cockfighting operation near Monte Alto, seizing birds and equipment and charging the property owner under Texas law. A national animal welfare group is praising Hidalgo County deputies and DPS for the bust and using the case to push for tougher federal penalties on animal fighting networks.
   

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📸 Around Edinburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Edinburg

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• HOWDY FU**ERS TEXAS TOUR FINALE →
  The Citrus Live, 108 N 12th Ave, Edinburg
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Dance: Ouroboros 2026 →
  UTRGV Performing Arts Complex, 1201 W University Dr, Edinburg
  7:30 pm

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📣 Edinburg Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Diabetes 101:
  McAllen Public Library Meeting Center at - Meeting Room A
  10:00 am
• Fandom Friday
  McAllen Public Library Lark Branch Library -
  2:00 pm
• Makerspace: Fairy Jars
  McAllen Public Library Palm View Branch Library - Palm View - Study Room A (Max 12 P
  3:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Pollinator Workshop →
  Quinta Mazatlan, 600 Sunset Dr, McAllen
  9:30 am
• McAllen Public Library : Job Fair
  McAllen Public Library Meeting Center at -
  10:00 am
• Girl Scouts Day
  International Museum of Art & Science IMAS
  10:00 am
• Financial Literacy Workshops →
  Lark Branch Library, 2601 Lark Ave, McAllen
  1:00 pm
• Mazes & Monsters
  McAllen Public Library Meeting Center at -
  2:00 pm
• TJH Plant Loteria →
  The Jackson House RGV, 2312 S Jackson Rd, Pharr
  4:00 pm
• 21+ RGV SINGLES MIXER →
  Roosevelt's at 7, 821 N Main St, McAllen
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Isn’t she the cutest?
  I am learning about frenchies. They pass a lot of gas and snore! Besides that, this girl is so playful, cuddly, and just an all around happy dog. (Nextdoor 25th/Sprague)
• I want to THANK all the individuals who offered to help out but I already have an appointment with one of the individuals who was highly recommended but I will need others for landscape in the future so I kept those numbers.
  I will post his work once he is done this Friday. (Nextdoor Trenton/Jackson)

• Tru Fit Athletic posted a job opening for Customer Service / Front Desk SR in Edinburg. Apply here.
• Driven Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Oil Change Assistant Manager - Shop#708 - 2801 West Freddy Gonzalez Drive in Edinburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edinburg here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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