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Edinburg EDC relocating to City Hall

The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will be closing its current offices and moving into City Hall, Board President and city council member Gilbert...

Edinburg EDC relocating to City Hall

The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will be closing its current offices and moving into City Hall, Board President and city council member Gilbert...

Attorney threatens class-action lawsuit if topless bar appeal denied

During a rare evidentiary hearing in Cameron County Commissioners Court on Monday, attorney Larry Mark Polsky threatened to file a class-action takings lawsuit if...

Rare sighting of long-eared owl driving visitors to birding center

EDINBURG — During Monday afternoon’s sunny conditions, a rare visitor, the long-eared owl, was found resting on the limb of a sabal palm at...

Roma man gets more than 11 years in 15-year-old federal drug case

A U.S. District Judge sentenced a Roma man to more than 11 years in federal prison in connection with federal drug charges from nearly...

TEA pilots interim STAAR tests, asks for volunteers

McALLEN — The Texas Education Agency is piloting the use of interim STAAR assessments for 3rd through 8th grades, aimed at helping educators evaluate...

TEA pilots interim STAAR tests, asks for volunteers

McALLEN — The Texas Education Agency is piloting the use of interim STAAR assessments for 3rd through 8th grades, aimed at helping educators evaluate...

12 migrants found concealed in tractor trailers

FALFURRIAS — Border Patrol agents apprehended 12 unauthorized migrants attempting to cross through the Falfurrias Checkpoint concealed in tractor trailers Jan. 6, according to...

12 migrants found concealed in tractor trailers

FALFURRIAS — Border Patrol agents apprehended 12 unauthorized migrants attempting to cross through the Falfurrias Checkpoint concealed in tractor trailers Jan. 6, according to...

Police records: Pharr man killed during drug deal

When officers responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of West Coyote Trail, they discovered 20-year-old Jonathan Joseph Alcala on his...