Mission EDC has officially opened applications for the fourth year of the Ruby Red Ventures – Build Mission Fund, continuing an investment we’ve made year after year in the businesses that call Mission home.

Teclo Garcia, president and CEO of the Mission Economic Development Corporation, will retire effective Sept. 11, 2026, concluding a four-year tenure in which he says Mission attracted nearly $400 million in new investment and created about 2,000 jobs.

Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva M. Guzman closed the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latina Leadership Conference on Thursday with a deeply personal message about resilience, drawing on her journey from a working-class Houston family to the state’s highest civil court and the political disappointments that followe

Mission’s entrepreneurs came together Sept. 16 for the inaugural Mission Small Business Expo at the Mission Event Center, a free, full-day event organized by the Mission Economic Development Corporation and title-sponsored by Lone Star National Bank

Elizabeth Davis walked away with $25,000, Josh Howard earned $15,000, and Cassandra Aguillon took home $10,000 as the Ruby Red Ventures pitch competition delivered a major $50,000 boost to three Rio Grande Valley entrepreneurs during the Mission Small Business Expo.

Council recorded a proposed no-new-revenue tax rate of 0.5653 per $100 and took required record votes on the maintenance-and-operations rate (0.4947) and interest-and-sinking rate (0.0706); a public hearing for final action is scheduled for 09/22/2026.

The City of Mission council voted to set the proposed 2026 property tax at the state-defined no‑new‑revenue rate (0.5653 per $100) and scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 22; the maintenance and interest rates were approved by record vote.

Mission Economic Development Corporation CEO Teclo Garcia said the experience behind The Shops at 495 is an important part of what makes the planned retail development significant for the city, pointing to Merit Commercial Real Estate’s track record in South Texas and its relationships with national retailers.

The Mission Fire Department invites the community to attend its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 9 a.m. at Mission Central Fire Station, 415 W. Tom Landry St., Mission, Texas 78572.

Fifteen Mission high school and college students gained firsthand workplace experience this summer through the Mission Economic Development Corporation’s inaugural Mission Ready internship program, with some participants receiving job offers after completing their internships.

Police officers frequently respond to situations that are tense, unpredictable, and rapidly evolving. In these circumstances, officers may be required to make split-second decisions based on the actions of a suspect and the circumstances confronting them.

Saenz described 'all hands on deck' disaster logistics and said the food bank aims to expand mobile reach and implement a delivery/mail-distribution model within 2–3 years to serve rural and homebound residents.