Richard Cortez announces bid for Hidalgo County judge
EDINBURG — During a makeshift press conference outside the county commissioners court Tuesday, former McAllen mayor and current Commissioner Richard Cortez announced a bid...
Investigators identify remains found in septic tank
Investigators with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office have identified the remains found in a septic tank near Edcouch as a woman who was missing...
Starr County approves budget despite judge’s objections
RIO GRANDE CITY — County commissioners’ approval of the 2017-18 budget wasn’t without conflict or confusion.Judge Eloy Vera joined fellow commissioner Ruben Saenz in...
No more Air Fiesta; Brownsville no longer has an air show
Brownsville no longer has an air show.The Commemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing, the group that stages Air Fiesta every year and operates...
McAllen OKs $1M medical school payment
McALLEN — After months of disagreement and in what was likely Commissioner Richard Cortez’s final commission meeting before he is expected to announce his...
Halingen police safely end stand-off with man
HARLINGEN — Police remained outside of an elderly man’s home yesterday for several hours after he made threats to first responders and police.At around...
Weslaco ISD trustees OK tax hike
WESLACO — School board trustees on Monday approved a 2-cent property tax increase in a 6-1 vote.The interest and sinking tax rate, or I&S,...
Hidalgo man charged in auto-pedestrian fatality
PHARR — A Hidalgo man faces a felony charge after a crash early Sunday morning left one woman dead.A municipal judge Monday formally arraigned...
1 dead, another ‘badly’ hurt in oilfield accident
NEAR McCOOK — Authorities with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office continue investigating the cause of an accident that left one oilfield worker dead and...