Settlement with private wall builder sparks mounting skepticism
Last week marked the end of a more than two-year dispute between the federal government and the builders of a private border wall that went up just feet from the banks of the Rio Grande in 2020.
Global moves: UTRGV group offers their spin on traditional Mexican dance
TSTC outlines steps for hurricane preparedness in National Safety Month
Defendant’s health issue sidelines Weslaco bribery trial
One defendant’s health concerns have prompted yet another delay in the Weslaco water plant bribery trial, which had been slated to begin June 13.
Every dog has its day: Tandy exemplifies rescue dog program benefits
By Omar E. Zapata
District 15’s Republican candidate hasn’t just outraised her potential Democratic opponents, she’s left them...
In 2018, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen, handily beat his opponent in the November election to retain his District 15 congressional seat to represent what was then a Rio Grande Valley-centric district.
‘An old memory’: Closure comes late for family of Edinburg sailor killed serving on...
For members of Jose Antonio Saenz’s surviving family, many of whom never had the opportunity to even know him, new action from the U.S. Navy is providing a semblance of closure.
Authorities investigating decomposed body found in rural Alamo
Hidalgo County sheriff’s investigators are probing the death of a person whose body was found decomposing in rural Alamo on Saturday.
Edinburg agrees to $225K salary for new city manager
The city of Edinburg’s new city manager, Myra L. Ayala, was officially hired for the job in April but the terms of her contract with the city were finally settled last month.
Valley COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise again
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Rio Grande Valley are going up. Again.
