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Rep. Henry Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and his wife Imelda Cuellar have been indicted on conspiracy, bribery and money laundering charges.

FBI finds ‘over 200 gigabytes’ of child porn on Mission man’s computer

A Mission man is under arrest after the FBI found "over 200 gigabytes" of child sexual abuse material on his computer.

Valley sisters plead guilty to $3.6 million tax fraud scheme

Three sisters who operated Campos Tax Service in the Rio Grande Valley have pleaded guilty to filing more than $3,600,000 in fraudulent tax filings.

Editorial: State laws shouldn’t be used to deny access to Medicaid and other federal...

A new battle has erupted in the war between the states and the federal government. A Virginia-based federal court last week ruled against states invoking gender-restriction laws to deny Medicaid coverage for some gender-related treatments to transgender residents.

Commentary: Why bother with letters?

Why do the newspapers bother with a “Letters to the Editor” section? Generally, they don’t announce an imminent disaster. They don’t praise a record high school sports score. They don’t bring us up to date on a community event or national event. They don’t (or shouldn’t) advertise for profit.

Valley-founded Texas Longest Yard Sale kicks off this weekend

The Texas Longest Yard Sale, founded by former Brownsville resident Yolanda Almaguer in 2015, is here again, scheduled for May 3-6 along U.S. 281 all the way from A.V. Lopez in Brownsville to Johnson City in Blanco County.

The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef, explained

The saga continues between two of today’s biggest hip-hop artists: Kendrick Lamar and Drake.

Donna resident sentenced to 6 years for possession of child porn

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old Mexican man living in Donna to six years in prison for possessing 43 videos of child sexual abuse material.

Valley voters to decide local city and school races on Saturday

Rio Grande Valley voters will have one more chance to cast their vote for the May 4 elections with the conclusion of early voting on Tuesday.