Former San Benito commissioner says her removal was ‘illegal’
SAN BENITO — Outgoing City Commissioner Carol Lynn Sanchez said Wednesday she won’t take legal action to contest city commissioners’ vote declaring her position vacant because she’s living outside the city limits.
Valley students exhibit problem solving and creative thinking through NASA program
MERCEDES — With about half a year put into their projects, students across the Valley were able to present their final prototypes for critical review for the NASA HUNCH program with the chance to advance to the next level of the program at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing law that lets police arrest migrants at...
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out.
A livestock show culinary treasure: Funnel cakes
MERCEDES — There’s just something about them.
Commissioner claims Harlingen turning into ‘car wash capital,’ proposes restrictions
HARLINGEN — A car wash boom is leading many residents to brand the city as “the car wash capital of the Valley,” City Commissioner Rene Perez says.
Authorities arrest 7 on drug charges after raiding four Harlingen residences
Five men and two women are facing drug charges after police raided four residences in the 600 block of Monroe Avenue.
San Antonio, RGV mayors meet as part of regional alliance
EDINBURG — There’s power in speaking with a unified voice, and that’s precisely what municipal leaders from Brownsville to San Antonio hope to leverage through a new partnership called the South Texas Alliance of Cities, or STAC.
Livestock show kids sell projects for thousands of dollars at Sale of Champions
MERCEDES — He's set for success.
SpaceX wants to launch Starships from Boca Chica nine times in 12 months
SpaceX wants to deposit Starships in the Indian Ocean as many as nine times over the next 12 months, all of them launched from Boca Chica, according to an 119-page environmental assessment (EA) from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Youngsters, seniors shine bright at RGV Livestock Show steer judging
MERCEDES — The steers stood in the ring stoic and strong as the students who raised them stroked their bellies to keep them calm and focused.