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Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas denied any wrongdoing amid reports of pending indictments related to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.

Notice that haze in the air?

The Texas Longest Yard Sale, founded by former Brownsville resident Yolanda Almaguer in 2015, is here again, scheduled for May 3-6 along U.S. 281 all the way from A.V. Lopez in Brownsville to Johnson City in Blanco County.

SAN BENITO — City Hall’s planning a “complete overhaul” of its fleet, entering into a lease agreement while purchasing some vehicles.

A judge on Thursday sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for his role in the murder of a former star Harlingen football player.

A quick response by the Cameron County Beach Patrol resulted in the rescue of a distressed swimmer who got caught in a rip current Sunday afternoon near the jetties off South Padre Island.

SAN BENITO — A hotly contested school board election whose outcome could tip the panel’s balance of power turned San Benito’s Community Building into Cameron County’s second busiest polling site during an eight-day early voting period.

Rio Grande Valley voters will have one more chance to cast their vote for the May 4 elections with the conclusion of early voting on Tuesday.

SAN BENITO — Two days after a real estate company filed a $1 million lawsuit against the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, city officials are claiming the developer of the area’s first resaca-side commercial center failed to comply with agreements setting the project’s completion date.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Fish tacos with corn.