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Congressman: Revoke visas for Mexican officials tied to Russia committee

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is calling for the revocation of U.S. visas for members of Mexico’s Federal Congress participating in the newly formed Mexico-Russia Friendship Committee.

Freight numbers at VIA show gain over last February

HARLINGEN — Air cargo tonnage at Valley International Airport bounced back in February but is still down 13.2 percent this fiscal year.

NASA taps SpaceX for 2nd moon demo

It’s been almost a year since NASA announced it was choosing SpaceX for the first crewed lunar landing since 1972 as part of the space agency’s Artemis moon program.

BPUB: Emergency closes Media Luna Road

A broken water main is interrupting the flow of traffic in Brownsville.

Cases, deaths, hospitalizations all dropping in Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County reported no new COVID-19 related deaths and 16 new cases in a news release Tuesday.

Brownsville, Rio Grande City schools only two in Texas to win award

Before a gymnasium full of cheering students, teachers, staff and district administrators, Putegnat Elementary Principal Aidee Vasquez acknowledged her school’s latest accomplishment Tuesday morning, the Distinguished Performance Award given by the Texas Education Agency.

Mission hires former Edinburg police chief to lead department

The city of Mission hired a former Edinburg police chief to take over its police department as the city’s longtime chief retires.

Abbott to talk end of Title 42 in Valley

Gov. Greg Abbott will be in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday to hold a press conference about the end of Title 42, a public health code that essentially blocked migrants from seeking asylum.

San Benito officials scrap cheerleader tryout scores as petition blames interim superintendent

SAN BENITO — Hundreds of parents are blaming new interim Superintendent Teresa Servellon for scraping varsity cheerleader tryout scores, lumping all candidates on the varsity squad while wiping out the junior varsity team.

Kim Kardashian urges governor to stop execution of Melissa Lucio

Celebrity Kim Kardashian has signed the petition to ask Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop the execution of Harlingen native Melissa Lucio.