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Edinburg council issues proclamations honoring Vaquero Wins, correctional officers, small businesses and economic development week
Summary
The council read and presented proclamations recognizing Vaquero Wins' competitive achievements, National Correctional Officers Week, National Small Business Week and Economic Development Week; local representatives accepted the recognitions and thanked the council.
The Edinburg City Council used its recognitions portion of the agenda to present multiple proclamations to community groups and observances.
The city read a proclamation honoring Vaquero Wins (an indoor marching program) for state and national competitive achievements and invited student members forward for a formal photo; representatives from the program accepted the proclamation and thanked the council for supporting music and youth activities.
The council also read a proclamation recognizing May 2026 as National Correctional Officers Week, noting the Edinburgh Police Department's detention division and citing a 55.97% increase in bookings over the past four years (figure read into the record). A police representative and the chief thanked council members for acknowledging detention staff, noting the operational challenges of jail management.
Two additional proclamations recognized National Small Business Week and Economic Development Week; Ronnie Larede of the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the Edinburg Economic Development Corporation thanked the council and highlighted partnerships among the chamber, economic development staff and local institutions such as UTRGV and DHR Health.
These recognitions were presented as ceremonial items; no binding council actions were associated with the proclamations.
