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Weslaco bids farewell as City Manager Mike Perez retires

WESLACO — In the summer of 2019, officials here were preparing for another fiscal budget season and getting down to the nitty gritty on...

PSJA trustees’ quarreling over title spawns legal threats

PSJA school board member Cynthia Gutierrez is threatening legal action against her board’s president if he doesn’t apologize to her or resign his post...

Mission man charged with attempted murder in ex-girlfriend’s shooting

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and faces an attempted murder charge related to a shooting Friday evening that left a 19-year-old woman in...

Teen severely injured in Mission crash on long, arduous road to recovery

The 19-year-old who was T-boned by a driver fleeing Mission police last month is making a tremendous comeback, but the road to a full...

Quinta Mazatlán has biggest turnout yet at Halloween party

McALLEN — Quinta Mazatlán’s Halloween Party in the Park attracted the trail's biggest turnout yet with over 1,300 guests Saturday. The inspiration for the event...

Breaking the banks: IRS reporting law, comptroller nominee alarming local bankers

HARLINGEN — The community banking industry has been thrown into turmoil by new policies being proposed in Congress and by the Biden administration’s nominee...

Butterfly festival celebrates 25 years in Mission

MISSION — The National Butterfly Center was fluttering with community members for the 25th annual Texas Butterfly Festival. The festival started off with Community Day...

Former Weslaco candidate charged with swindling thousands

WESLACO — A one-time city commission candidate and well-known political activist here has been arrested on allegations that he swindled thousands of dollars from...

Hidalgo County authorities warn of epidemic of deadly fake pills

One pill can kill. That message brought a group of local, state and federal law enforcement together Thursday afternoon on the fourth floor of the...