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Man sentenced to 60 years for worst intoxication crash in Brownsville’s history

A jury has found a Brownsville man guilty of being intoxicated when he barreled into 18 migrants outside the Ozanam Center at a bus stop, killing eight people. 

Condemned Brownsville man faces more adverse rulings as execution draws closer

The doors are closing for a condemned Brownsville man's attempt to obtain post-conviction DNA testing as his execution looms in less than three weeks.

Jury deliberating case of man accused in Brownsville bus stop crash that killed 8

BROWNSVILLE — A jury is deliberating whether a Brownsville man was intoxicated when he ran a red light and crashed into 18 people at a bus stop outside the Ozanam Center, killing eight people.

Carlos Cascos, former Cameron County judge, secretary of state, dies

Longtime Brownsville politician Carlos Cascos has died.

Mrs. Baird’s Bread to donate 10,000 loaves of bread to Food Bank RGV

Mrs. Baird’s Bread has launched its fourth annual Fighting Texas Hunger campaign which will see ​​more than 165,000 loaves of bread donated to local food banks throughout the state.

State rests in trial of man who killed 8 migrants in crash at Brownsville...

BROWNSVILLE — After hearing one of the surviving Venezuelan victims recount getting run over by an out-of-control sport utility vehicle on the morning of May 7, 2023, the state rested its case Wednesday afternoon against George Alvarez of Brownsville.

Games of Texas returns to Brownsville in July

The city of Brownsville held a press conference Wednesday to announce it’s rolling out the red carpet for the second consecutive Games of Texas from July 25-28.

Brownsville man indicted after being caught with nearly $500K in Kingsville

A federal grand jury has indicted a Brownsville man who was caught with nearly $500,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Kleberg County earlier this month.

Better than nothing: Reservoir levels benefit slightly from Alberto

The days between June 18-24 served as a welcome break from the hot, humid, boring weather that made itself at home in the Rio Grande Valley with a vengeance barely a week into May.

Former House District 37 candidate fined $10K for campaign finance violation

The Texas Ethics Commission has fined Ruben Cortez Jr., a former State Board of Education member and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Texas House District 37, $10,000 for failing to report more than $12,000 in campaign contributions.