Alerts VMS

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores offered a defense of detaining children at the border for prolonged periods when she advocated for mandatory DNA testing for migrants during a Turning Point USA event in Brownsville.

SAN BENITO — Four months after landing the city’s top administrative job, City Manager Fred Sandoval is taking on the role of economic development director.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is soliciting public comment on a proposed land swap involving SpaceX, approximately 477 acres south of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Bahia Grande Unit, and approximately 43 acres of Boca Chica State Park.

SAN BENITO — City Hall is coming to the people.

Police are searching for a suspect who drove a stolen pickup truck into Mexico.

There’s the flashing of a sign across the dining room where the people and the meals fill the tables.

HARLINGEN — A group of homeowners tied to septic tanks along the fast-growing west side are complaining sewage back-ups during heavy rains are posing health risks to their families in the city in which about 4,000 of 26,000 utility customers are lacking sewer service.

Assuming environmental clearance for a second causeway to South Padre Island comes through as anticipated in summer 2026, construction wouldn’t begin for another three to five years.

A healthcare provider that recently left the South Texas market has failed to stem losses and is filing for bankruptcy.

HARLINGEN — Fish and olive oil.