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HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College recently welcomed around 20 high school counselors and career and technical education teachers from across the Rio Grande Valley to immerse themselves in some of the college’s technologies and hands-on labs during TECHcelerate, a three-day technical education conference held at TSTC’s Harlingen campus.

Texas drivers won't have to take their vehicles into mechanics for annual safety inspections beginning in 2025 after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill eliminating the requirement into law earlier this week.

EDINBURG — Officials here kicked off the fiscal budget planning season this week with a pair of workshops during which department heads presented their wish lists for additional personnel and equipment for the upcoming year.

McAllen Heritage Center celebrated its 15th anniversary with a party Friday.

Tino Villarreal prevailed over opponent Susan Ruvalcaba in Saturday’s runoff election for Brownsville City Commission At-Large “A” according to unofficial results from the Cameron County Elections Department.

Incredible as it may seem, Freddy Fender is not in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

McALLEN — Facing a tight fiscal situation, McAllen ISD school board trustees will once again consider approving their 2023-24 budget Monday, a conversation that's liable to feature some tough decisions.

The trips, and an identical one the week before, are a new addition to the university’s Ancient Landscapes of South Texas professional development initiative, which for the second year running will teach over 125 Valley educators how to incorporate local cultural and natural history into their classroom coursework.

HARLINGEN — Around 20 area high school students from Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties are participating in a free Precision Machining Summer Camp hosted by Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department.

NEW YORK — Balloons with rainbows and Minnie Mouse surrounded the casket of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody as dozens of people gathered Friday to remember Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez in New York City.