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Outside the system: PSJA superintendent weighing benefits of charter-like partnership

PHARR — While a bill passed by state legislators in the 2017 session allowing school districts to relinquish control of struggling campuses to charter...

Teaching by example: IDEA founders honored during National Charter Schools Week

“IDEA is the school that never sleeps,” said IDEA co-founder Tom Torkelson. “We’re kinda like the Las Vegas of public education.”With 61 schools across...

Double murder trial in burned bodies case postponed

EDINBURG — A man on trial for a 2015 double murder will have to wait another month to learn whether a jury will find...

Double murder trial in burned bodies case postponed

EDINBURG — A man on trial for a 2015 double murder will have to wait another month to learn whether a jury will find...

Hidalgo mayor: Upward of 330 illegal votes

EDINBURG — Hidalgo Mayor Martin Cepeda believes more than 330 people voted illegally in Saturday’s municipal election.Cepeda, who lost his re-election bid to council...

Hidalgo mayor: Upward of 330 illegal votes

EDINBURG — Hidalgo Mayor Martin Cepeda believes more than 330 people voted illegally in Saturday’s municipal election.Cepeda, who lost his re-election bid to council...

Man involved in ripping off drug cartel testifies

McALLEN — Jurors heard testimony Thursday detailing how an SUV ended up in an orchard in San Juan during day two of a cocaine...

Man involved in ripping off drug cartel testifies

McALLEN — Jurors heard testimony Thursday detailing how an SUV ended up in an orchard in San Juan during day two of a cocaine...

La Villa aldermen reverse decision to increase travel allowance

LA VILLA — Aldermen recently under fire for raising their daily meal allowance to $250, nearly five times the amount federal employees receive in...

La Villa aldermen reverse decision to increase travel allowance

LA VILLA — Aldermen recently under fire for raising their daily meal allowance to $250, nearly five times the amount federal employees receive in...