Elections

A state district judge was fined $500 by the state after filing a campaign finance report more than seven months late. The Texas Ethics Commission...

Dozens of local and state leaders packed into the Hidalgo County Commissioners’ Court Tuesday morning to witness a swift ceremony where the re-elected county...

EDINBURG — Family, friends and supporters packed into Memorial Event Center here trying to find a seat at one of the dozens of tables, or a spot with a decent view of the stage.

EDINBURG — The Terry Palacios era has officially begun at the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office, and with it comes the end of Ricardo...

SAN BENITO — After two years as a leader of the San Benito school board’s majority, Janie Lopez made history, becoming the first Republican Hispanic woman to win a state House seat in South Texas.

The year 2022 witnessed the close of a South Texas political era as state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. wound down his final year in office representing Dist. 27.

HARLINGEN — In a historic election, Mayor Norma Sepulveda’s stunning victory capped off a drive for change that swept City Hall.

When redistricting cut into the Democrats’ advantage in District 15, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez opted to throw down a challenge in District 34 to the east, which actually increased his party’s numbers in the redistricting.

SAN BENITO — In Harlingen, Brownsville and McAllen, residents have overwhelmingly voted to limit their mayors’ and city commissioners’ terms in office.

RAYMONDVILLE — A new Willacy County commission is taking reign.