The county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas is the city of Edinburg. It was established by John Closner, Argyle McAllen, William Briggs, Dennis Chapin, and Plutarco de la Viña in 1908. The town was originally named Chapin after one of the developers. While there is a local myth about Edinburg becoming the county seat due to a nighttime caper where the records were removed from the old seat to Edinburg, the actual story is that the original county courthouse in the former county seat of Hidalgo was constantly flooding due to the nearby Rio Grande. In 1911, Dennis Chapin was involved in the killing of a man in San Antonio, and the town’s name was changed to honor a local businessman who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was incorporated in 1919.
Regular Blogs
This blog is dedicated to outing local people, specifically elected officials and politicians, who the blogger believes are corrupt as well as actions which smell of corruption. He points out partisan connections. Additionally, he criticizes the traditional press in the area.
http://edinburgnews.blogspot.com
This blog has as its focus legislative affairs, both federal and state, which impact Edinburg and its citizens. Additionally discussions here are sometimes about local politicians and other governmental personalities. Issues here include the Edinburg City Council meetings as well as the economic development corporation for the city.
http://www.edinburgpolitics.com
A self-proclaimed woman with two children in the Edinburg Public School system writes about what she calls the “dark side” of local politics and what she says is disinformation.
http://actualtruthonedinburg.blogspot.com
