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Harlingen leaders narrowly passing tax rate; Uribe, Puente cast votes against proposal

HARLINGEN — The city’s property tax rate is being set — by a thin margin. Earlier this week, Harlingen city commissioners voted 4-1 to pass...

Pharr police investigating early morning fatal crash

Pharr police are reporting a person died this morning in a one-vehicle crash. The crash happened at 3:42 a.m. in the area of 1900 N....

Game wardens arrest 13 in Labor Day crackdown

Texas Game Wardens made 13 arrests and wrote 781 citations and warnings over the Labor Day weekend, officials say. “With last year’s sharp increase in...

Back to the shop: Trades classes return to classroom after COVID hiatus

HARLINGEN — Pedro Garza and his fellow automotive students hovered around the engine, the clicking of ratchets and twisting of bolts and vacuous echoes...

John Quiñones to kick off 2021-22 season of UTRGV Distinguished Speaker Series

By Arnold Gonzalez John Quiñones, an ABC News veteran, and creator and host of the highly-rated What Would You Do?, will serve as the first...

Listening session: Cornyn meets with RGV leaders

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn was brought up to speed on local government, industry and higher education affairs during a roundtable with Cameron County business...

Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Another Texas inmate has had his execution delayed over claims the state is violating his religious...

Gov’t: Starr County justice of the peace aided drug trafficking organization

A justice of the peace from Starr County is suspected of using his position as an elected official to help a drug trafficking organization,...

Sunshine Haven to hold drive-thru donation event

Sunshine Haven will hold its second annual Donation Drive-Thru event Saturday at the Brownsville Event Center and the public is encouraged to stop by...