Medical examiner says gunshot caused DPS trooper’s death, not surgery
The eighth day of the death penalty trial for Victor Alejandro Godinez continued Thursday afternoon with testimony from the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.
Sea turtle rescues in Laguna Madre reach 1,000 and counting
Hundreds of volunteers and Sea Turtle Inc. staff continued Thursday to rescue cold stunned green Atlantic sea turtles from the Laguna Madre bay as water temperatures remained below the turtles’ survival threshold.
Brownsville may ask voters to dissolve GBIC, BCIC as it considers new economic arm
The city of Brownsville appears poised to do away with its two economic development organizations, the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation and the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, and replace them with something called the Greater Brownsville Municipal Development District.
Man killed in Brownsville Christmas Day police shooting tried hit officer with vehicle
The Brownsville Police Department has filed a custodial death report with the Texas Attorney General’s Office over the fatal Christmas Day shooting of an armed man.
Defense questions investigators about cognitive status of trooper’s accused killer
Texas Ranger Billy James “B.J.” Hill, the lead investigator, remained on the stand Wednesday afternoon to offer perspective on the events that transpired on April 6, 2019, as well as the following day.
Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach's future.
Brownsville’s Art Hurtado finishes 20th in HURT 100 in Hawaii
Brownsville endurance runner Art Hurtado finished the HURT 100 in Hawaii in 29:56.39, meeting the threshold to submit credentials for this summer’s Badwater 135 in Death Valley, California, and achieving a personal performance goal.
Brownsville hosts its first Winter Texan Expo
The annual Winter Texan Expo just celebrated its 31st year in McAllen. On Thursday, the event celebrates its first year in Brownsville, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brownsville Events Center, 1 Event Center Blvd.
TPWD to consider land swap with SpaceX at Boca Chica
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Commission on Jan. 25 will consider exchanging 43 acres of Boca Chica State Park for 477 acres of land on Highway 100 between Laguna Vista and Laguna Heights from SpaceX.
Man who killed brother-in-law in Brownsville while playing with gun pleads guilty
A 20-year-old man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to manslaughter for fatally shooting his brother-in-law while they were playing with a handgun at a family barbecue.