Alerts BRH

While it’s still to early to predict what, if any, impact Hurricane Beryl will have on the Rio Grande Valley, the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV is urging residents to prepare for the worst now instead of procrastinating.

A lot can happen in a decade.

The Brownsville Sports Park will open its gates to area residents and families for tailgating, cookouts, fireworks viewing and a host of other free holiday activities during the Salute to Freedom on the Fourth of July.

HARLINGEN — The slow Saturday afternoon eases my mind as I park on a quiet street and step into a place of memory and flavor, of neon lights and “Drag City” playing and the smells of brisket and salami.

McALLEN (AP) — A judge blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling Tuesday, accusing the Republican of "outrageous" conduct over his claims that the shelter encourages migrants to enter the country illegally.

Tropical Storm Alberto, which last month ushered in beneficial rainfall for the Rio Grande Valley, could be just the first of several tropical cyclones to affect the lower Texas coast this Atlantic hurricane season, according to the latest seasonal outlook from the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station, released June 28.

The U.S. House of Representatives is another step closer to withholding American aid funding from Mexico as the water crisis between the two countries worsens.

A Mexican resident has won big at the H-E-B Plus on Cage Boulevard in Pharr.

EDINBURG — The Rio Grande Valley District Attorneys Coalition announced its annual No Refusal Weekend for the July 4 holiday with testimony from a survivor of a fatal drunk driving incident that resulted in the conviction of the driver.

Carlos H. Cascos, former Cameron County commissioner, county judge and Texas secretary of state, was widely respected by those of every political stripe, according to those who knew him well.