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Hidalgo County judge who led residents through pandemic sworn into second term

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...

Photo Gallery: Palacios sworn in as Hidalgo County DA

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

A new political era: Lucio bows out, LaMantia survives recount

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.

Gonzalez’s move to 34th District a winning one

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.

LaMantia remains victorious in Senate District 27 recount

The recount filed by Republican Adam Hinojosa for the three Rio Grande Valley counties in Texas Senate District 27 has failed to change the Election Day outcome that lifted Democrat Morgan LaMantia to the seat in Austin.

Federal judge dismisses portions of LULAC’s redistricting lawsuit affecting Valley maps

A large portion of a federal lawsuit filed by LULAC against Gov. Greg Abbott involving redistricting claims affecting Rio Grande Valley voters was dismissed...

Preliminaries under way in Brownsville ISD recount

The actual hand recount in Victor Caballero’s BISD Board of Trustees race with Denise Garza likely will get underway in earnest Wednesday afternoon, or as soon as Cameron County elections personnel finish sorting the ballots by precinct for tabulating, elections administrator Remi Garza said Tuesday.

Recount set for after Thanksgiving in BISD race

Victor Caballero has filed for a hand recount in his race with Denise Garza for Place 2 on the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees.

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

By JILL COLVIN PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an...

Election signals likely leadership shift at PSJA ISD

PHARR — Change is in the air at PSJA ISD.