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Cameron County beach accesses on SPI, Boca Chica Beach reopen

Cameron County beach access points and Boca Chica Beach have opened following closures due to Tropical Storm Alberto.

‘Extremely disappointed’: Driscoll considers legal action over state insurance contracts

As the state doubles down on its plans to award Medicaid and Medicare contracts to a for-profit insurance provider in Texas, so too are legislators and local insurers in their efforts to stymie that progress and advocate for a plan they feel has better served low-income families in the Rio Grande Valley.

C’est Shaine: McAllen’s Casas headed to Paris for the 2024 Olympics

McAllen's Shaine Casas is competing in the Olympics. Casas, a McAllen High graduate, finished second in the finals of the 200-meter individual medley, earning a...

Priest asks for items taken from San Juan shrine after plane crash to be...

SAN JUAN — The history of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle tells the story of not only San Juan but the Rio Grande Valley.

SpaceX claims it has $800M impact in Cameron County

According to numbers provided to Cameron County by SpaceX, the company's Starbase rocket production and testing complex at Boca Chica is having a big economic impact, generating more than $800 million in state and local government capital income and indirect business tax revenue, for instance.

Brownsville ISD trustee to serve on TASB advisory committee

Brownsville Independent School District trustee Daniella Lopez Valdez said she will use her election to the Legislative Committee of the Texas Association of School Boards to advocate directly to state leaders in Austin for full funding for Texas public schools.

Chance for second tropical disturbance in Bay of Campeche at 50%

With Tropical Storm Alberto receding in the rear view mirror as far as the Rio Grande Valley is concerned, meteorologists with the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station expressed growing confidence Thursday that a second tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche will also become a tropical cyclone.

Third suspect charged in $80M Valley-wide healthcare fraud scheme

A third person has been charged in a sprawling scheme to defraud a federal workers’ compensation program out of $80 million.

Valley under tornado watch through Thursday morning

The National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station issued a tornado watch for the Valley on Wednesday evening.

Tropical Storm Alberto to bring lower rain totals than expected

The tropical disturbance helping bring much-needed rain to the Rio Grande Valley officially became Tropical Storm Alberto Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station.