Donna mulls hiring consultant who is currently suing city
DONNA — The lone item on the executive session portion of the most recent city council meeting agenda has prompted questions over whether officials here are planning to hire a man who once served as a consultant and city manager — a man who has been entangled in a lawsuit against the city since 2019.
Two face kidnapping charges in Edinburg; third to be arraigned
A young man and woman were arrested Tuesday for allegedly holding a woman against her will inside an Edinburg home.
Abbott’s latest executive order lacks clarity, poses ‘logistical nightmare’
Athlete Caldwell to be inducted into RGV Sports Hall
Athlete Caldwell to be inducted into RGV Sports Hall
Mission smuggler who left woman ‘nude in a ditch’ to die gets decades in...
A judge sentenced a Mission man to 21 years in federal prison after abandoning a woman he was smuggling to Houston because she was menstruating, leaving her to die in the brush on the side of a rural highway.
Weslaco’s Figueroa eyes title shot in new weight class
SAN ANTONIO — Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa will look to bounce back from his first career defeat in a brand new weight class when he takes on Carlos Castro at 126 pounds in a World Boxing Council featherweight title eliminator bout on Showtime at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
State launches Texas Utility Help: Program funded by $50 million in federal funds
With the June 7 roll-out of a new program, Texas Utility Help, from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, assistance is now available on a statewide basis for eligible low-income homeowners and renters having a tough time paying their utility bills.
SPI officials announce $1.5 million grant for new historical museum
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — History may pass but remembering and understanding it isn’t free.
City of Harlingen eyeing new energy contract
HARLINGEN — As natural gas prices double, city officials are negotiating a longer-term energy contract at higher rates to try to hold down soaring costs.