Army Corps withdraws SpaceX application
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed SpaceX in a letter dated March 7 that its permit application for an expansion of the company’s Starbase complex at Boca Chica has been withdrawn due to lack of information.
IRS warns Valley residents of tax scams amid filing season
As the deadline for filing taxes is right around the corner, the IRS is urging Rio Grande Valley residents to take precautions against unscrupulous tax preparers.
San Benito schools to pay thousands to conduct superintendent search
SAN BENITO — The school board’s majority is planning to hire a state-wide nonprofit agency to launch a national search for the district’s next superintendent.
WellMed opens center for senior care, leisure
State official’s motion denied in John Allen Rubio’s death row case
A state official’s motion has failed to have Judge Rolando Olvera recused from a death row inmate’s case, according to court documents obtained by The Brownsville Herald this week.
Internal poll shows Vallejo leading Ramirez in District 15 House race
A new internal poll shows progressive candidate Michelle Vallejo leading by 10 percentage points against moderate Ruben Ramirez in the race for the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 15th Congressional District.
Evidence in revenge killing case reveals bloody crime scene
EDINBURG — Jurors in the murder trial of 37-year-old Gabino Salinas on Wednesday were shown photos of the bloody crime scene and surveillance video that captured footage of someone being dragged by a vehicle.
District 32-5A track & field meet begins
WESLACO — District 32-5A opened up its district track & field meet Wednesday, completing the field event portion of the meet early in the day.
Hawks, Lady Falcons win 32-6A golf team titles
WESLACO — District 32-6A golfers faced searing conditions as they wrapped up their district meet Wednesday at Tierra Santa Golf Course.
Texas-sized flex: Abbott to muscle-up border in response to Title 42’s pending demise
WESLACO — As part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s continuing border security campaign, he signed two letters Wednesday afternoon in Weslaco directing state employees to conduct safety inspections on inbound Mexican traffic and to use state funding for bussing migrants from border cities to D.C., though local leaders and advocates question the benefit to the Rio Grande Valley.
