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There’s more than one convergence occurring Saturday as university officials in Edinburg are asking the public to celebrate two momentous occasions the same day — the anniversary of the planetarium and the solar eclipse.

HARLINGEN — A joyously cool wind tussles the flags and the trees around the purple structure with the dashing signs.

EDINBURG — The jury began deliberating Tuesday afternoon in the case of a 62-year-old Harlingen man who was convicted in the stabbing of his ex-girlfriend in 2016.

The State Office of Administrative Hearings last Thursday released its findings over an appeal from the La Joya Independent School District, which stemmed from the special investigation by the Texas Education Agency.

The city of McAllen is bringing back its digital Christmas Tree a little early this year, and they’re dubbing it the largest of its kind in the country.

The National Hurricane Center was monitoring an area of low pressure over the Bay of Campeche that could mean heavy rainfall across the Valley and northern ranchlands, the National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley station reported Tuesday morning.

EDINBURG — The Rio Grande Valley — and the binational border that defines it — is a place not well understood by outsiders, despite its steady place in national headlines.

Sharyland shoppers will soon have some new options for where to spend their cash with the announcement of a new shopping center.

Melissa Banda was almost out.

Residents have until the end of day Tuesday to register to vote in the upcoming November elections, and local officials want to help.