MOSTHistory Sunday Speaker Series discusses struggle for migrant field sanitation
The Museum of South Texas History will host the Sunday Speaker Series presentation, “Rebecca Flores and the Struggle for Field Sanitation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley,” featuring Brent Campney at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Courtyard Gallery.
Hidalgo County generator program aided vulnerable residents amid power outages
Hidalgo County is celebrating the success of its generator program amid wide-ranging power outages over the weekend.
Harlingen breaks ground on $20 million air traffic control tower
HARLINGEN — A $20 million project to build a new air traffic control tower marks Valley International Airport’s opening of a “pivotal” era, area and state leaders said Wednesday.
Brownsville ISD to consider renaming consolidated schools
Brownsville ISD will hold three school renaming committee meetings on Thursday to decide what to call the recently consolidated elementary schools in Southmost: Cromack and Josephine Castaneda, Rosa E. Del Castillo and Morningside, and Judge Reynaldo G. Garza and Southmost.
San Juan man says he felt ‘alive’ choking dog to death
A 21-year-old San Juan man told police he felt “alive” when he choked his neighbor’s pug to death after stealing it from her residence on April 13, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Harlingen conservatory star awarded grant to pursue advanced theater studies
HARLINGEN — There’s a power in her movements and a confidence in her speech and a physical dexterity in her performances which capture the attentions of her audiences.
Phở-nominal bowls of flavor at Lê Phở House in Weslaco
WESLACO — Wanting to try something new and different, I came to Lê Phở House — a Vietnamese kitchen in Weslaco — with an open mind and I left with a stomach full of delicious noodles, broth, beef and a curiosity into a new cuisine.
McAllen presses needs to state transportation leaders
MISSION — “We’re not the sleepy little cities we used to be, especially the McAllen area, Pharr (and) Mission. We keep growing. It’s amazing what’s going on,” McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos said amidst a gaggle of local officials on Monday.
Tequila town: Fundraiser planned for Market Square in Brownsville
Brownsville Beerfest LLC has come up with a new way to party to benefit nonprofit and civic groups: Agave Fest, a tequila-centric fundraiser scheduled for May 4 at Market Square.
Former IES finance director pleads guilty to embezzlement conspiracy
Despite receiving warnings from an auditor with the Office of Inspector General, the chief executive officer of International Educational Services Inc., or IES, advised his financial director “not to adjust the salaries to the cap limit” as they were told, according to a plea agreement between federal prosecutors and IES’ finance director.
