Denim company yet to meet incentive benchmarks; projects growth
EDINBURG — Santana Textiles, a denim manufacturing company that received $15 million in taxpayer assistance, has long been a point of contention for the...
Filipino focus: Cultural heritage celebrated at festival marking Philippine independence day
EDINBURG — Music, food, dance and art brought tradition and modern culture together at the third annual Filipino Festival on Friday evening at the...
Man detained in connection with cocaine trafficking operation
McALLEN — A Pharr man suspected of aiding the movement of cocaine will be held without bond after a detention hearing Tuesday, according to...
J Balvin to perform at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg
Latin recording artist J Balvin will be among the first performers at the new Bert Ogden Arena. The Colombian singer announced Monday that he...
Elsa mayor elected to another term
Elsa voters decided Saturday to let Mayor Alonzo “Al” Perez run the show for four more years.Perez, 53, defeated former Commissioner Robert Escobar by...
Men plead guilty to federal firearm charge
McALLEN — Two men living in the country without legal status pleaded guilty to federal gun charges Wednesday.Jorge Carlos Lopez-Marquez, 38, and Eulalio Monjaras-De...
Bidding errors blamed for canceled CHIP contracts in RGV
Five contracts for the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the Rio Grande Valley were canceled Monday after the Texas Health and Human Services Commission...
The illusionist: McAllen native, TSTC graphic designer finds niche as toy photographer
HARLINGEN — For an hour each day, graphic designer Adam McGrath wanders around the Texas State Technical College campus warehouse here, where rockets, planes,...
PSJA student facing terroristic threat charges
SAN JUAN — A student was arrested Thursday evening and is facing terroristic threat charges following a social media post in which he stated...
Dori Contreras secures Democratic nomination for chief justice of 13th Court of Appeals
Justice Dori Contreras secured the Democratic nomination for chief justice of the 13th Court of Appeals on Tuesday night and will face off against...