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Internal emails show former San Benito super, resident planning media criticism

SAN BENITO — Records show past Superintendent Theresa Servellon and a longtime community leader exchanged emails to and from her office, planning to send letters to Texas' Freedom of Information Foundation and a local newspaper regarding a news report based on the former school board majority's vote to hire a lawyer to monitor media coverage.

When Florida broke up with spring breakers, South Padre Island came calling

With Miami publicly breaking up with Spring Break, South Padre Island is looking to get more serious in its relationship with spring breakers as long as it stays healthy and profitable without any nonsense.

Harlingen Medical Center partners with longtime OBGYN to run women’s clinic

Harlingen Medical Center is now partnering with Dr. Noemi Infante to operate a women's clinic.

Starship’s fiery reentry concludes SpaceX launch

Starship S28 and Super Heavy B10, loaded with more than 10 million pounds of propellant, lifted off from Boca Chica/Starbase at 8:25 a.m. Thursday for SpaceX’s third Starship orbital flight attempt, after being granted permission by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday.

Valley DQs to host Free Cone Day on March 19

Warmer weather means outdoor activities, more sunshine and ice cream.

Lockdown lifted at UTRGV Harlingen campus following altercation in VA parking lot

HARLINGEN — UTRGV’s campus here was placed on lockdown Thursday morning after the university reported on social media about a “possible armed intruder.”

SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit from Boca Chica Beach

Starship S28 and Super Heavy B10 lifted off from Boca Chica at 8:25 a.m. Thursday for SpaceX’s third Starship orbital flight attempt, after being granted permission by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday afternoon, and loaded with more than 10 million pounds of propellant in both stages.

FAA OKs third launch at SpaceX’s Boca Chica Starbase

As of Wednesday afternoon, everything appeared to be in place for SpaceX’s third Starship orbital flight attempt from Boca Chica Thursday morning — all that was missing was the required launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration.

San Benito city manager to head economic arm; salary increased to $210,000

SAN BENITO — After nearly six months on the job, City Manager Fred Sandoval’s signing an agreement to head San Benito’s economic development arm, bumping up his $135,000 salary to $210,000.

April’s total solar eclipse is a month away. Here’s why it’s worth the watch...

The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse.