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SAN BENITO — San Benito High School’s new principal is cracking down on cellphone use during class to help focus on instruction while some students risk falling short of graduating in May.

If your morning commute takes you down Boca Chica Boulevard, near Honeydale Drive, to Military Highway you might have noticed a reduction in lane traffic.

The Texas General Land Office has announced more than $18.5 million in disaster relief funding that will aid communities across the Rio Grande Valley affected by the floods of 2019.

EDINBURG — A Mission man was sentenced to prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to his involvement in a double homicide following a shootout that happened more than nine years ago.

A local figure has been tapped to oversee the transportation policy for the state.

The Texas Department of Transportation is planning for its Connecting Texas 2050 plan and is seeking the public’s input on recommendations for the state’s long-range transportation plan.

A 44-year-old Brownsville man is accused of breaking into the CLS Plasma Center in downtown Brownsville and setting a chair inside the building on fire, police said.

A brutal and chaotic scene unfolded at Motel 6 in McAllen Saturday morning when officers responded to a distressed call from the front desk attendant, records show.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are at an attorney’s McAllen home investigating a decades-old homicide, according to the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office.

Dunkin’ knew what was coming after dropping “Donuts” from its brand: breakfast tacos.