🌱 Patch AM: Did you know this Spider-Man villain once graduated from Harlingen?

Hi Harlingen! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Did you know this Spider-Man villain once graduated from Harlingen?
• How did UTRGV pull off a 44–0 opening-night shutout?
• How ICE's Harlingen field office is reshaping daily life across the Valley

Also on today's calendar: 100 Couples Who Care 2026.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 99 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Becoming windier, very warm, temps: high: 99, low: 76.
• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 101 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• From Laredo to Sandman, Thomas Haden Church stayed true to his Texas roots (star-telegram.com) — Harlingen gets a brief spotlight as the place where actor Thomas Haden Church finished high school in 1979 before launching a successful career in radio, TV, and film. The story traces his journey from South Texas ranches and oil fields to Oscar-nominated roles and Spider-Man fame, while highlighting how he's kept close ties to Texas ranch life.
   

• UTRGV football opens 2026 season with 44-0 win over UT Permian Basin (valleycentral.com) — Harlingen readers saw UTRGV's football team kick off its 2026 season in dominant fashion, routing UT Permian Basin 44–0 in Edinburg. The Vaqueros' offense rolled behind multiple quarterbacks and steady kicking, while the defense pitched a shutout and overcame a late injury delay. Next up is a road test against UTSA in San Antonio.
   

• 'Living like vampires': ICE surge fractures daily life in deep South Texas (sacurrent.com) — Harlingen-area residents are living with intensified ICE enforcement, as the agency's Harlingen field office set a Rio Grande Valley arrest record and traffic stops now shape daily routines from Olmito to South Padre Island. Families shift work and errands to nighttime, businesses alter operations, and local leaders wrestle with state laws and federal power while some residents fear even routine drives between Harlingen and Brownsville.
   

📸 Around Harlingen

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harlingen

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Frontera Fest: Kevvo & Vale Pintos - Saturday →
  Harlingen Soccer Complex, 4515 E Harrison Ave, Harlingen
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 24
• 100 Couples Who Care 2026 →
  TSTC - Harlingen, Cultural Arts Center, 2425 Boxwood St, Harlingen
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Women Empowering Women: Abby Elizondo →
  Greater Chamber of Harlingen, 311 E Tyler Ave, Harlingen
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Monthly Meeting →
  Reyna's BBQ & Cocina - Harlingen, 2410 TX-54 Spur, Harlingen
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 8/29/26 12:10am
  The Distribution & Collection Department is currently repairing an Emergency Waterline Break on: FM 2925 The water outage is affecting the following… (Nextdoor )
• Meme Beltrán someone a would recommend, a plumber and electrician.
  He comes when he says he will and gets the work done. He fixed my ceiling fan. Charges a very fair price. I will hire him again. 956-793-2470 (Nextdoor Wild Wood)

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit # 192 in San Benito. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver(06893) - 795 W Business Hwy 77 in San Benito. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harlingen here.

🗞 Nearby News

Weslaco

• 2120 Zinnia St, Weslaco, TX 78599 (redfin.com)
• Jermall Charlo's return to the ring, which was scrapped in July, is back on (houstonchronicle.com)

Brownsville

• Insights, Awareness & Empowerment (businessdailynetwork.com)
• Texas 4 highway to SpaceX Starbase getting $192M upgrade (mysanantonio.com)
• Former ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting is freed from custody following extradition dispute (kpua.net)

Ok Harlingen! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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