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Brownsville Diocese removes McAllen priest after sexual misconduct allegations

The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has removed another priest over allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.

A diverse experience at Café Nashta in Mercedes

MERCEDES — The plate with the shrimp and the rice and a passionate mix of cardamom and coriander and masala entices me into a sweet dream of memories.

Crime rate in McAllen at its lowest in 38 years, but Valley sees ‘a...

McALLEN — The city has been recognized as Texas’ third safest city in the state.

As reservoir water levels plummet, no end in sight to Mexico’s dawdling

MERCEDES — Last August, water levels at Falcon International Reservoir dropped to just 9%, the lowest in the manmade lake’s 70-year history.

Mission officials break ground on new industrial park

MISSION — The atmosphere here was jubilant as officials celebrated what will become a decade-long investment in the growth of Mission’s role in binational trade.

Man convicted of deadly triple shooting at rural Donna raspa stand

A 20-year-old Donna man on Tuesday was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a shooting at the Lopez Drive Thru that killed a 23-year-old man and sent two others to the hospital.

Texas tells court that state immigration law maybe went ‘too far’

WASHINGTON — A Texas state attorney told a federal appeals court that the state may have gone “too far” in passing a law that allows state officials to effectively deport immigrants, part of oral arguments Wednesday in the federal government’s push to block the law.

CBP seizes $387,000 at Hidalgo Port of Entry

There was no fooling U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on April Fool’s Day at the Hidalgo Port of Entry.

Editorial: Officials’ continued misdeeds should inspire more, not less, participation by local voters

We’ve just completed the first quarter of 2024, and some voters might see increasing reasons to give up on our political system and just stay home on election day.