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Small Texas town of Eagle Pass, Texas, plays an outsized role in national debate...

EAGLE PASS — The park, fenced off from the center of town and patrolled by troops, is inaccessible.

Woman firing long gun in Joel Osteen’s church killed by 2 off-duty officers; young...

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas before being gunned down by two off-duty officers who confronted her, sending worshippers rushing from the building between busy Sunday services, authorities said.

Donna man gets $500,000 bond for robbing USPS worker

A 21-year-old Donna man received a $500,000 bond Saturday afternoon after he was charged in the daylight robbery of a U.S. Postal Service worker who was delivering mail in Weslaco early Wednesday afternoon.

Death reported in Edinburg fire

An early morning Saturday fire in Edinburg left an individual dead.

Hidalgo County allocates final ambulance to Mercedes

The third and final ambulance that Hidalgo County purchased in 2023 using federal COVID-19 relief dollars now has a new home: the city of Mercedes.

Donna calls for May election on bridge bonds

After nixing plans in December to borrow nearly $60 million to fund the expansion of the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge, city leaders will instead ask voters to decide the matter via a bond election this May.

UTRGV-Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School to be complete in April

EDINBURG — The nearly $30 million, 66,660-square-foot UTRGV-Edinburg CISD Collegiate High School is nearing completion with officials saying it is about 75% done with construction to finish around April.

UTRGV associate professor studies ‘the dark side’ of smartphone addiction

Once upon a time, not all that long ago, people’s eyes were not constantly glued to smartphones.

New ‘Selena & Yolanda’ documentary creating controversy among Valley fans

A new documentary about legendary Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla and her murderer Yolanda Saldivar is set to air next week, but it has drawn the ire from many of her fans and those who knew her personally.

Jury can hear GPS evidence used to capture Melissa Banda’s alleged killer

EDINBURG — A judge on Friday dismissed two motions to suppress evidence for the upcoming trial of the McAllen man accused of kidnapping and murdering his ex-wife in 2020.