Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe’s name
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the...
SPI CVB welcomes new member to the team
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Throughout Texas and Mexico,Teresa Rodriguez’s career, has been showcasing her marketing and communication skills throughout Texas.
Her work focuses on the...
Long tradition: Economic collapse birthed Charro Days
But for the Great Depression, Charro Days might never have come into being.
America was nine years into the worst economic catastrophe in the country’s...
Prices for lodging, necessities skyrocket amid storm
By SEAN MURPHY | Associated Press
AUSTIN — Hotel rooms for $1,000 a night. Gasoline prices spiking. Even bottled water prices doubling or tripling overnight.
Officials...
Texas congressman turn to feds for help; Rio Grande Valley agriculture cited in requests
McALLEN — Federal lawmakers in Texas are calling for help from the federal government and asking specifically for aid to the Rio Grande Valley,...
Food supply back on the road; Trucks rolling to restock stores
HARLINGEN — Clearing skies over the region’s big warehousing centers are sending food trucks rolling to restock grocery stores after Texas’ record freeze broke...
Grocery shelves wind up empty: Food shortage compounds RGV misery
By STEVE CLARK and FERNANDO DEL VALLE, Staff Writers
This week virtually every restaurant with the lights on and any food to sell has had a line...
Drivers packing stations for gas, but no shortage yet in Valley
HARLINGEN — Cars and trucks lining up to get gas and spilling out into nearby streets has been a common sight in cities across...
Winter woes may forecast more business hardships
McALLEN — Although it will likely take until April for a firm grasp on how this week’s winter weather and associated outages affect local...
Panic buying discouraged; BPUB suspends rolling blackouts
The City of Brownsville and the Brownsville Public Utilities Board held a joint press conference Thursday morning where they talked about the suspension of...
