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Good morning Harlingen! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Harlingen's extended data center pause means for water and power
  • Fruit fly quarantine lifted for Harlingen citrus growers
  • Could your Harlingen family be the forever home Sarah wants?

Also on today's calendar: Frontera Fest: Kevvo & Vale Pintos - Saturday.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Record-tying heat, with a high of 103 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 100, low: 74.
  • Monday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 98 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Harlingen extending data center moratorium (star-telegram.com) — Harlingen officials are extending the city's moratorium on new data centers while engineers study how massive projects could strain local water, wastewater, electricity and nearby neighborhoods. The move follows public pushback over a proposed 1,800‑acre data center near Valley International Airport and a WaterWorks deal that could send millions of gallons of treated water to the facility.
   

2. Fruit Fly Quarantines Removed in Texas (citrusindustry.net) — Federal and state agriculture officials have lifted fruit fly quarantines that included the Harlingen area, freeing more than a thousand acres of commercial citrus from restrictions. This eradication of sapote and West Indian fruit flies means local growers can again move fruit without special federal limits, easing operations for Harlingen's citrus-related businesses.
   

3. 4Ever Family: Sarah (valleycentral.com) — From Harlingen, CBS 4 is spotlighting 16‑year‑old Sarah, a friendly, artsy teen in Texas foster care who dreams of siblings and a two‑parent home. The piece explains her interests, love of pets, and how Valley families can start the adoption or fostering process, including local information sessions and post‑adoption support.
   

4. DNA Can Prove Your Innocence — If They Let You Test It (law360.com) — Harlingen appears in a high-profile debate over postconviction DNA testing, as a local murder case is cited to show how Texas courts can block new evidence. The story explains how legal hurdles, not science, often decide whether DNA can be tested, raising questions about fairness and finality in serious criminal cases.
   

5. STHS honor 3 Edinburg police officers who save 2-year-old life (valleycentral.com) — Harlingen readers are hearing how South Texas Health System recognized three Edinburg police officers for saving a 2‑year‑old who nearly drowned, after rushing the child to an STHS pediatric ER while giving CPR. The child spent two weeks in intensive care before recovering, and officials are using the story to highlight drowning risks and prevention.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hard to find good biscuits and gravy.
    Nothing like occasionally having them as a treat. What restaurant is best ? (Nextdoor Ed Carey)
  • Everyone please a tiny pup white with blk and brown running crazy on the corner of Ed Carey and Hale.
    Everyone trying to save him but he won't stop running. He is running up and down Ed Carey. Please pray someone catches him. Parents where are you,… (Nextdoor N. Harlingen-Pendleton)
  • J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Beauty Consultant - Valle Vista S/C in Harlingen. Apply here.
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for District Support Pharmacist - PT in Harlingen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harlingen here.

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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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